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This week was my first week back at work. I’m part time for the first two weeks to ease myself in from motherhood back into my normal flow of work. Monday was my first day, it was hard. I cried all the way to work and then I took a break in the middle of the day and cried in the bathroom because I couldn’t stop thinking about my daughter. Then at 4:45pm, an emergency walked through the door and…

This week I started my going back to work routine since I go back next week on Monday. Which means that bedtime starts at 8pm, and at her 6am feeding, I am up for the day, while she will fall back asleep on her own until 7:30am. That gives me an hour and a half to myself in the morning. So far everything has gone well with the routine, however, it is like she is feeling a shift in the dynamic…

I had to write about this, since as a new mom I never knew how mindlessly I bought things without fully reading the packages. If you are a mom, I’m sure you have heard, but the packaging and advertisement of the Frida brand products have recently come out as inappropriate. This is not a new development. This is something that has been happening for YEARS, and it makes me wonder how it could have…

Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? On two separate occasions we have stolen from Target. My brother, husband and I have this running joke that every time we go to Target together, one of us accidentally steals something. Two instances c one to mind. One: When my brother first moved to Ohio, he was living in our basement with his dog. I love my puppy niece but she had to be contained…

Tomorrow will begin my last week on maternity leave. All I am left with is this bittersweet feeling. It felt like just yesterday I was forty weeks, throwing in the towel, hoping she would come before the scheduled induction date. Every contact nap, every morning smile over coffee, every sleepy milk drunk look, and every dirty diaper is heavier than what it use to be. I would be lying if I said…

I just have to say this: I am a spoiled wife. My husband, loves Valentine’s day. Every single year, he out does me when it comes to gifts. That is his love language, and he is never shy about it – nor does he listen to me when I tell him the following: No, it’s too much, $$ is the price limit, etc. This Valentine’s day’s gift was a brand new MacBook Air. This was something that I was saving up…

It’s been a while, a lot has changed in the last eight months. I had a scare, that haunted me for the remainder of my pregnancy. I have a tendency to step away from things I love and place myself on “survival mode”. Hence, my absence. (To, you know, three of you that consistently read my blog). I’ll do a brief update, one of these days I’ll get into the deeper stories. I’m happy to say that…

Happy Mother’s Day! I got to celebrate my first as an expecting mother and it was such a fun day. We went out to Olive Garden for lunch, then went to a painting pottery place for the afternoon. My mom painted a ring dish, my mother in law painted a duck for her bathroom, my brother painted a mug to look like Kirby, my husband painted a truck, and I painted a planter with lavender on…

This morning had a rough start for me since I had bad insomnia last night. But, the afternoon picked up. I got to leave work early because we were slow. So I went to the gym to work out, came home and felt good, so I cleaned the house. It was so refreshing to have that little bit back of myself. The first trimester is hard so these rare good days are worth it…especially at 10 weeks, my symptoms…

I’ve been MIA because I have been so sick to my stomach. I’ve been battling morning sickness, can’t keep anything down, fought with my OB’s office for my anti-nausea medication and won. Today was a better day. I vomited in the morning but felt well enough later to go to the gym. After the gym I felt really good. Cleaned the house a little bit before I relaxed. I’ve been focusing on giving…

Today we saw our little bean on ultrasound. (That’s what I’ve been calling our baby, still convinced it’s a girl). It was the happiest moment I’ve had this week! Overall, the appointment went well it was overwhelming. I tried to nap, unsuccessfully. I slept really poorly last night, I felt nauseous almost all night and it kept me up despite my medication. I’m hoping the rest of this week goes…

I’m giving myself grace today because I’m exhausted. But excited for our ultrasound tomorrow!

Today we announced to my husband’s extended family that we were pregnant. My shirt was a huge hit, the boys really liked it. We went to a playground that reminded me of one I grew up playing at in Virginia. It was a wooden castle with lots to do for the kids. We were there for an hour and a half running after the boys, pushing them on the swings, and watching how dizzy they got after the tire…