Ahhh, Christmas. That beautiful time of the year when we celebrate the birth of our Savior, time with family and friends, delicious feasts and treats, & spending an insane amount of money on unnecessary crap that everyone is just going to forget about a month later. I have a love-hate relationship with Christmas. On one … Continue reading Christmas Gift Ideas For The Broke Mom
Getting ready for a baby is a lot of work. I have no idea how many hours I spent creating list after list of things I needed for this child. But here I am to spare you the work! After lots of researching and rewriting and rewriting and rewriting... I came up with an extensive list … Continue reading Ultimate Baby Prep Checklist
1. You might get depressed after the baby is born. In fact, it might get really bad. But that's normal, and everything is going to be okay. At one point, I swore I wasn't making enough milk for my baby and he was starving. I felt ashamed about everything I was doing as a mother … Continue reading 10 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before My First Baby
While settling down for our first night at the hospital, the nurse came in to make sure everything was fine before we fell asleep. She said "We don't recommend sleeping with the baby because accidents can happen. But it is better for you to sleep together." And she walked out! As a bewildered first time mother, … Continue reading Why I Chose To Co-Sleep With My Baby
My whole life...I just wanted a sister. I had two terrible, awful big brothers & one stinky, horrible little brother that I hated from the moment he came out. (Let it be known that I love them all dearly now.) I prayed & prayed so hard. I let my parents know that they better get … Continue reading Happy Birthday To My Little Answered Prayers
Two and a half years ago, the mommas of Africa taught me how to wrap up a baby. These mommas cooked for hours on end (and NOT the easy kind of cooking we do, that's for sure), cleaned their dirt floor huts, walked for miles upon miles, cared for their children (and possibly their sister's, … Continue reading Mothers Of Another World
Being a new mom is scary. I'm 100% responsible for this helpless little being that relies on me for everything. In fact, it kind of feels like I'm stuck. The first week was fun. My baby was the new big attraction and everyone wanted to help, give me gifts, & hold the little one I … Continue reading Prayer of a New Mom
Other people will feel they have the right to give you their opinion about everything. "You look so exhausted", "You are gigantic", "Are you sure you're not having twins?", "Oh...you want to have a natural birth??", "Wow. You look miserable." These are all comments I received while hugely pregnant, not to mention all the opinions about what to … Continue reading 10 Things Nobody Told Me About Pregnancy
Today has been spent, so far, sitting around my house on a birthing ball waiting for this little boy to arrive. I'm bored, my body hurts, & I'm impatient. And yes... I've done all the nesting. As much as I've thoroughly enjoyed making my lists & checking them twice (okay, let's be real: TWENTY times)... there's … Continue reading Finding Joy In Simple Things
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