They tell you not to announce a pregnancy too soon. Who “they” is, I don’t know. I just know the ill-explained societal rule that you don’t publicly announce until around 12 weeks. But when I got the positive pregnancy test, I couldn’t help but tell a handful of close friends… my virtual momma tribe. Because I couldn’t contain my …
Pregnancy is such an amazing journey. And it goes by so amazingly fast. There are so many amazing maternity photos out there and even more extremely talented photographers able to take those photos. But professional shoots and photos can be pricey. And if you’re anything like me, that type of thing can also be a …
The newest addition to the family is due in about 9 weeks, so I’m frantically trying to get things done, prepared, and set up so that the transition from a family of 4 to a family of 5 goes as smooth as possible. One of the things we’ve just done is to create this ladybug …
As women, our birthing experiences are deeply personal to us. As we go through the course of our pregnancy, many of us envision how our labor and delivery will go and what those first precious moments with our newborn will be like. Having a birth plan in place was what made me feel confident going into …
There are so many books out there that focus on pregnancy, birth, and parenting related issues. If ever there was an over-saturation of a market with a product that covered so much of a spectrum, these topics are it. What other issue can have twenty-five books promoted a particular practice (such as cry-it-out) and then …
As you might remember, we announced that we are having a new little one in our family at the end of spring. So, we’re doing all kinds of prep reading to get my son {5 yrs} ready for his new little sister. Here are some of the books about having a new baby we’ve been reading. But …
Our Pregnancy Story All it takes is for my husband to go out of town… Both times I’ve taken a pregnancy test when he’s been gone, it’s been positive. The first time was the Christmas of 2007. We had waited for a while after we got married to start actively trying. It seemed like it was …
