Oh mom guilt. I would guess the overwhelming majority of moms have felt it to some extent or another. And a lot of things get easier with the second baby. I’m more relaxed in general. She doesn’t seem quite as fragile. Going out in public doesn’t feel so anxiety inducing because I have some general […]
Mom Life
Eloise’s Birth Story
Now that I’ve been able to share all the details of Eloise’s birth with my husband, I am excited to share it here as well! The short version is that I went one day past due, but when Eloise decided it was time to be born she wasted no time getting here! Getting going I […]
When being a mom is just hard
I’m lucky. Blessed. Fortunate. All of it. I know. Believe me I know. Being a mom is an amazing gift that I know so many women would give anything for. And I’m grateful for my son. I’m grateful to be pregnant with a daughter. But that doesn’t mean I don’t struggle. It doesn’t mean there […]
Bad Mom
Today I feel like a bad mom. In fact, I have felt like a bad mom for a while now. To be totally transparent, I try to keep it pretty positive around here. Life as a mom and military spouse is challenging enough. If you are here to read about those things, you don’t need […]
Infant Car Seat: How to choose
Finding the “perfect” infant car seat can feel like a major decision. With our first, my husband and I didn’t actually plan to get an infant seat. We were going to go straight to the convertible car seat to save money. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with this plan, my mother in law bought […]
Trying to Conceive – as a military spouse
Trying to conceive. The world and general military spouse stereotypes would have you believe that the ability to just have babies comes naturally to military couples. Are you really even an Army wife if you don’t have multiple kids before 30? (Spoiler alert: Hi! Yup, totally possible and not the worst thing ever.) But the […]
I quit my job and pierced my nose
It’s official. I have traded in my paycheck for the opportunity to be a stay at home mom. (More on that decision here.) Cue the panic just a little bit right? To be totally honest, this change has really thrown me for a loop. Some days I find myself fighting it and wishing I hadn’t […]
New Job Title: Stay At Home Mom
If you are hopping here from Instagram it might be because I teased that I would have some exciting news to share today! So here it is: I quit my job to be a stay at home mom! Simply put, it is equal parts exciting and terrifying…but more than anything it was the right choice […]
Humble – and a lesson in self-care
There is nothing like being a parent to keep you humble. I had awesome plans for this month and one little hiccup in my mom-game brought it all crashing down around my ears. And I crashed hard friends. Humble At the end of January I was riding high. I had launched this blog and I […]
The End of Breasfreeding: I wasn’t mentally ready
I wanted my body to myself again. I wanted to be able to drink more than one glass of wine. I wanted to sleep through the night. Oh how I wanted to sleep through the night. I thought I was ready to be done nursing my son. My game plan was always to breastfeed for […]