“Just give him a treat every time he goes” “No, because then he’s going to believe that he has to get a treat for things he should be doing” “Just take 3 days of your life off, and watch him around the clock” “mKay, you going to watch my baby, grab my groceries, pick up…
Category: Motherhood
My Breastfeeding Journey the 2nd Time Around
The topic of breastfeeding is very sensitive for some, and personal for many. Understanding this, I am sharing my story. The first time around for me, it proved challenging and ended quite quickly. This time around, its different. With my first he was underweight and breeched. I was a single mom with no support. I…
My Birth Story, Baby Number Two
August 19th 2023, our Baby A, was born. Weighing in at 8lbs and 11oz, he was beautiful, just perfect. My pregnancy was mostly unremarkable, besides the weight that I put on. I gained about 34lbs this pregnancy which looking back now, I still don’t completely understand where all that weight went. I mention this because…
Blending A Family and The Grace To Grow Into Your New Role
My fiancé has two girls (7 and 10), I bring my son (21 months) to our blending family. The wonderful thing about girls is they tend to be naturally nurturing and to see them in action with their soon to be stepbrother has been nothing short of absolutely sweet. I am not going to lie…
Accepting Your Two Person Family and Establishing Community
Here we are. My son and I, just the two of us. No family within hundreds of miles. We are making it, and not just surviving, but happy and thriving! Though I have been partnered in his young life, I never stopped what I needed to do to make sure he had community and I…
Changing My Paradigm On What Makes A Good Mom
Very early on in motherhood, my ex-husband and I decided to get a divorce. Along with grieving the loss of my marriage, I was also grieving the loss of my own Mother. Needless to say, this was the point in my life that I was struggling emotionally, the most. I had made some poor choices in…
Running Our Single Parent Families More Efficiently, A Thought
We’ve been a family of three for a year! Time flies when you’re covering new territory. I’ve been breaking ground in lots of new areas, some exciting and some scary to be honest. Because of that I’ve taken some time away from things to focus on what I value most. (Even still I feel like…
A Working Moms Schedule & Routine For a 9-Month-Old In Daycare
My sweetheart, so strong-willed and busy. He started to crawl at 7.5 months and is on the verge of walking. Let’s play with non-toy, toys he says! Let’s explore, Explore and EXPLORE some more. My baby is full of life and curiosity and keeping up with him is my daily cardio. I am however grateful…
Through Him It Is Possible: 4 Ways I Keep It Together
I’m a proud mom of two amazing girls, 10 and 10 months old. As the world opens up and we venture out as a family of three for the first time I get similar reactions when people find out I don’t have a partner; especially in regards to raising a baby. Overwhelmingly the consensus is “That…
Why I Basically Asked For A Demotion
Without going into the depths of my career which is very independent of my blog, I feel it’s important to share why someone might do this and why it’s okay. I am a high achiever and very ambitious. That will always have its place in my life, but there came a time when I had…