How do you know when you are a burned out mama? When you google “burned out mom” during nap, instead of doing one of the other million things you’d rather (or should) be doing during this previous 90 minutes 75 minutes. (I’m not a savage…I used the first 15 minutes of nap to lug a […]
I’ve always known that kids are little germ factories, but we avoided all but 1-2 sicknesses a year. Until this winter. This winter, our kids became the bosses of a germ factory, and we are their lowly employees…getting paid every 2 weeks in colds, viruses, and stomach flus. We literally can’t leave the house without […]
We all have bad days, and bad days have a way of feeling like the worst day ever…until the next bad day. Luckily, time softens memory about those days. I realized I hadn’t done a “Day in the Life” post for a long time…mostly because I’ve barely gotten around to posting much at all. It […]
In the last 15ish years, it’s become a thing for many parents to allow and/or encourage their children to specialize in a specific sport at an early age. The sport choice may be because a parent excelled at the sport, coaches the sport, loves watching the sport, or because the child showed a lot of […]
One of the more common quotes you hear about parenthood is “it takes a village”. So what happens when you don’t have such a village – at least not one nearby? People who can watch the kids while you get a haircut or go to an appointment. People who you give a house key to […]
Today for about 2 hours I thought I lost my milk supply. I was kind of freaking out. While I have always had enough, I don’t have excess, which is mostly on purpose. With Jenson I had to pump because I went back to work, and I ended up with a giant oversupply because I […]
]About a month ago, I saw a facebook post where a mom showed 2 bottles of pumped breastmilk side by side, showing that the milk she pumped when her baby was sick was thicker and more yellow, like colostrum. I’ve always thought it was cool how our bodies know what to produce for nursing babies […]
Jenson watches a couple of shows in the morning before Marlowe gets up – otherwise known as mommy time (when I either get on the computer, or get stuff ready if we are going somewhere). He picks between a few shows (Sesame Street, Super Why?, Doc McStuffins, Daniel Tiger, or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). When an […]
When I was pregnant with Jenson and first starting looking at baby clothing, I had no idea how confusing baby clothing sizing could be. The one thing I knew was that my 7 nieces and nephews (at that point) were all over 8 lbs., and that my sisters said to not bother with newborn clothing. […]
I haven’t done a “Day in the Life” post since January since my first day home alone with both kids. Things have settled down more since then and we’re on a slightly better routine and get to leave the house sometimes since the weather is better and Marlowe is older. 7:10 am – I hear […]