Tag: baby

DIY Thanksgiving Turkey Onesie

Jenson has a Thanksgiving outfit that his Aunt Summer and Uncle Gary sent him, but I couldn’t resist making this turkey onesie because I’ve had it pinned since before we were even ready for kids.  The website I pinned it from is no longer available, 

Got mastitis? Tips for nursing and nursing woes.

Mastitis is breast inflammation caused by an obstruction from plugged milk ducts, infection from bacteria that enters through a cracked nipple, or allergy, and is most common in the baby’s first 2 months of nursing. Stress and fatigue can increase risk of mastitis (what new mom 

Jenson update: One Month Old

Jenson is almost 5.5 weeks now, but I was waiting on his 1 month appointment before doing his monthly update.  Or I forgot to do one.  You pick.  He had his one month appointment on Tuesday and it went well.  His growth is perfect and 

Mastitis is a biotch.

Mastitis is a biotch.

I’ve been meaning to post about my fun little postpartum experience with mastitis that I had two weeks after Jenson was born.  And by fun, I actually mean completely awful. Breastfeeding had been going pretty well and I was starting to get the hang of 

12 Days of Parenthood

12 Days of Parenthood

Despite never knowing what day it is, it has been 12 days since Jenson was born.  Before he was born, people kept asking if we were ready.  My response was usually that our house was ready, we had everything we needed, and that we were