We have tons of family in town so when it comes to having a babysitter, it’s never been a hired out situation. It’s a grandma, aunt, cousin- you name it but someone we always paid in food. 😉 This past weekend we found ourselves actually needing a babysitter because all family members were booked. Thankfully, […]
After having my baby, one of the postpartum nurses said goodbye and cheerily added, “I’ll see you when you have your next baby!” I chuckled and replied, “probably not”. You see, I never dreamed or imagined myself as a mom. As a teenager, college kid, and young adult, I proclaimed that marriage and children were […]
There we were at our 20 week anatomy scan, patiently awaiting the second time we would see our baby girl and to make sure everything was healthy and normal. Not even 10 seconds after she started, the ultrasound tech said the words that made my stomach drop… “Who told you it was a girl?” Clearly […]
As a nutritionist and a soon-to-be mother, I uttered the following words last summer. “As soon as my son is born and is old enough for solids, I will be making all of his food myself.” I also said I’d pump a freezer stash full of milk (which I never produced enough to do), […]
When I say ketchup, I mean real, red, delicious, messy ketchup… As a new mom, I am not yet accustomed to the absolute, never ending CRAZINESS of true “momlife”… Yes, my almost 12 months old (insert crying, “how is my baby already a year old?” Mom face here) she climbs on everything and everyone. She […]
The younger me wouldn’t have liked today’s version of myself. I remember how she used to operate. It took about 2 hours to get ready. 30 minutes to shower, 30 minutes on hair, 30 minutes on makeup and 30 for getting dressed, brushing teeth, etc. New clothing was required even for just going on a […]
