Running Before, During, & After Pregnancy
I was thrilled to be included in the Runner Mom blog series over at www.fitandfaithfulfitnessconsulting.com. I remember when Chelsey of @fitandfaithfulfitness and I found each other years ago. I loved the “run with endurance” tanks she was making and somehow convinced her to swap tanks with me. One of mine for one of hers. I definitely got […]
Your Lactation Questions Answered: Part 3
Alright, here it is. The final answers for the Q&A from my mom the Lactation Consultant. You can read the previous three posts here >> recommendations >>> part one >>> part two. If for some reason your question didn’t get answered I apologize. We tried to get everyone’s but there is of course the chance […]
Your Lactation Questions Answered: Part 2
I asked for followers to submit there lactation questions for my mom (the lactation specialist) to answer. This first post is just a general list of resources and recommendations: good websites, things for feeding right after birth, pumping, life span of milk, how much to feed your new baby, foods that are known to increase […]
Your Lactation Questions Answered! Part 1
I asked for followers to submit there lactation questions for my mom (the lactation specialist) to answer. The previous post is just a general list of This first post is just a general list of resources and recommendations: good websites, things for feeding right after birth, pumping, life span of milk, how much to feed […]
Recommendations From A Lactation Consultant
I’m excited to get to share with you all my secret weapon, my resource for all things baby, my mama! She has been a mom/baby nurse for over 20 years, and has been a licensed lactation consultant for almost a decade. She is a plethora of knowledge in the baby nursing world and has been […]
Griffin’s First Trip: Traveling with a Baby
In October, we took Griffin on his first trip to Colorado. He was about 3 months old. Leading up to it I was a little nervous. I didn’t know how traveling with a baby would be. I didn’t want to be “those people” on the flight with the fussy baby that annoyed everyone. I could only […]
Dark Chocolate Hail Merry Macaroons Copycat Recipe
Hubba Yumma! I love me some Dark Chocolate Hail Merry Macaroons, but at $4-5 for a tiny bag, they don’t quite fit into the new baby budget (the one my husband wishes we had, sorry babe). Especially when I want to by like 10 bags because I could easily devour one bag in one sitting. […]
Nighttime Feeding
Oh hi there little babe. I see you’re awake…again…how nice of you to want to hang out at 1:00am. Holy crap, my baby wants to eat a l l t h e t i m e. It’s crazy. I’m like, ‘how are you hungry again?! I feel like you’re going to burst!’ But nope. He keeps […]
10 Things You Need As a New Mom for Those First Couple of Months
So I realize I’ve only been a mom for a little over a month now, and by no means claim to know what I’m doing (seriously…help me), but here are just a few things I’ve used this last month that have been so helpful. Of course you need a carseat, diapers, a stroller, and other […]
Griffin’s Birth Story
“Oh you will know when you are having a contraction,” they all said to me, “you will definitely know.” Welp, guess what humans of America, I didn’t “definitely know” anything. Thursday, July 14, 2016 4:45 am: I woke up with a strange uncomfortable feeling in my back. My stomach was really tight, and I just thought that the baby was […]