Category: Parenting

Reese got her helmet last week and I wanted to share some information and background in case you are either just curious about it or are going through this yourself.  To be honest, I considered not discussing this or posting any photos of Reese due to my insecurities about the helmet but then I thought about how sharing our story and experience might help others out there since as moms we often just want to feel like we aren’t alone in dealing with things like this.  I also know many people aren’t familiar with why some babies have to wear Read More

As most of you probably already know, I recently made a HUGE family/life decision and that was to leave my job of 9.5 years and stay at home with Cooper and Reese.   It was a very difficult decision for me as I loved my company and my job but ultimately I felt in my heart that this was the path I wanted and needed to take at least in the near term. Before having kids I never saw myself leaving the working world as I’m not someone who ever thought staying at home would be right for me and I Read More

I am so excited to finally share Reese’s Nursery!  I had planned to post this several weeks ago before she arrived but of  course Reese had other plans! It was so fun putting it all together and I loved shopping for all of the  girly items and details.  I am a mom that spends a lot of time in the nursery even in the beginning so I really wanted a room that I’d enjoy being in and that could hopefully grow with her for a few years. I’m really happy with how everything turned out and glad I stepped out Read More

I’m smiling as I begin to type this because I’m so excited to write this post.  Meeting your baby for the first time is one of life’s greatest moments and I am so happy to share all of the details with you!  Even though my labor was more difficult with Cooper it was still the absolute best day of my life so I had been looking forward to experiencing it all again.  I just didn’t think it would be such a surprise! I had spent the last couple of weeks over analyzing how this labor experience would be.  A mid-wife Read More

When I was pregnant I loved to check out blogs and get ideas for my nursery so I thought I’d share about the design of Cooper’s nursery with links to where I purchased a lot my favorite items in the room. Working on Cooper’s nursery was one of my favorite parts of being pregnant.  There is just something so special about working on the space where your little baby will sleep and spend so much of their time.  Even before we started decorating I remember standing in the empty room just thinking about what it was going to be like Read More

I wanted to go ahead and share Cooper’s birth story before I completely forget…..or maybe intentionally forget certain parts 🙁 .  When I was pregnant I loved reading about different birth experiences mainly to try to get a sense for what I might experience and all the possible scenarios.  During those last few weeks of pregnancy all I could think about was when I would go into labor (felt like a ticking time bomb) and how the delivery would go.  I was just so curious if it would be hard or easy, if I would go early or late, and Read More