The time is upon us

I have a little bit of fear in my heart. I feel like karma is going to get me back for all of the times I complained about shrieking babies on airplanes within the next couple of months. We’re not going to Italy- postponing until Liv is older- but I’ll most likely be taking her…

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5/26: Thoughts from the week

-Parents-to-be: blackout curtains are a fantastic investment. We got some for Livโ€™s nursery in the loft, which I had been wanting to do because from the street at night, you can see into the loft because the windows in the living room are so high. It was a little creepy. Plus, every morning, Liv was…

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5/20: Thoughts from the week

-Iโ€™m further convinced that being a mom makes you say things you think make sense and/or are funny, when in fact it isnโ€™t the case at all. Number of times Iโ€™ve said unfunny jokes out loud in the past 24 hours: 3. Iโ€™d give you examples, but Iโ€™m embarrassed. When I try to make a…

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Book of memories {giveaway}

Lots of fun little projects have been going on lately, including: the Pinterest-inspired photo wall for upstairs   (collecting frames in various textures, all in the same color family and picking up photo orders from Walgreens) and Livโ€™s baby book.   It took me a LONG time to order a baby book, because I couldnโ€™t…

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Flowers and solids {video}

(Saw this on Facebook- if you have the accurate source, please let me know!) Not our house this morning. Most mornings are pretty amazing. Liv will wake up anywhere between 5-6, Iโ€™ll feed her in our bed, put her back in her crib and weโ€™ll both go back to sleep for a little while (until…

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Next wrap step

Since Livi was born, I have loved being able to wear her in the Moby and Baby Kโ€™tan. In the beginning, thatโ€™s the only place she would nap, and I loved feeling her soft baby snores on my chest. (she was only 3 weeks old in that picture!) There are so many benefits of babywearing:…

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4 month PDB

Every night during my last time pumping before bed, I pin things on Pinterest and lurk Facebook. Itโ€™s my โ€œwaste time on the computerโ€ 20 minutes of the day, and while perusing around last night, I saw this. (It was on the โ€œSexually Deprived for Your Freedom!โ€ page, to which Iโ€™m a proud โ€œlikerโ€) And…

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4 months old

It seems like it was just yesterday that I was uncomfortably pregnant, waiting with anxiety to see when Iโ€™d actually go into labor โ€“it felt like it was never going to happen- and dying to meet our baby girl.   And now, I have no idea how I lived without her. Lots of fun new…

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Preg Snack: Anchovy Mash

The experiences of being pregnant and breastfeeding changed my relationship with food in an amazing way. When I first began my weight loss journey quite a few years ago, I approached nutrition the same way I approach anything I want to learn more about: I researched as much as possible. I wanted to lose weight…

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“How did you know you were ready?”

This is a question I get pretty often. If youโ€™ve been reading my blog since the early days, you know I wasnโ€™t always stoked about the idea of having a baby. I knew I wanted kids eventually, but thought that being pregnant would be like having an alien inside of me (which is funny because…

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4/28: Thoughts from the week

-First I thought that my husband holding a baby was dreamy, but wearing an Ergo just takes it to another level. -Babies in sunglasses = just about the cutest thing ever (Theyโ€™re still a little too big, but it was fun to try them on and snap a photo) -We got a new printer. This…

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{Video post} Tummy time

We werenโ€™t always the best at doing tummy time. Youโ€™re supposed to do it as often as possible during the day, so the baby can build up neck strength and doesnโ€™t get a flat head from laying down all the time. Sometimes it would end up being 5pm and Iโ€™d think โ€œAhh! Tummy time!โ€ and…

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