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Category: Baby

When a baby is born, so is a daddy

I remember the short time that my husband and I were together before children. We would sleep in and drive around visiting all day with no plans. We would usually stop for ice cream at some point (my love language!) and our days were slow and full of love. I thought there was no way I could love this man any more than I do right now…

Bless this mess

I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone and try it one time. Invite one or two mom friends over and do not go crazy cleaning up before they arrive. Just set a date and tell them to come over with their littles and the only rule is that everyone has to be in lounge clothes…

How to support a friend struggling with infertility when you are not

We have had eight healthy children and zero miscarriages. We realize that this is a huge blessing and realize even more how rare this scenario is. I wish I could tell my friends who are struggling what our secret is. I have read that the majority of women have had atleast one miscarriage. You are more normal than abnormal if you have struggled in this area…

Mother’s Day- the most joyous or most painful holiday

Mother’s Day. What a wonderful day to celebrate mothers, right!? When I think of Mother’s Day I look forward to getting a stack full of cards and drawings and cute ‘about mom’ questionnaires that my kids make for me. It is a day when my kids tell me how much they love me a little extra and my husband reminds me that this house could not function without…

Ramblings of a SAHM

When I was working there was a sense of accomplishment when a task was completed and often I was even told good job, but in my new SAHM role the work is never ending- there is never a completed task. Some days it feels like you are on a hamster wheel more than a race with a finish line. The tasks are not high functioning, but very monotonous- change a…

Taking a good family photo- my tips and tricks!

We have had professional pics taken multiple times a year from our beginning. I have had so many questions over the years about how we get such good pictures with little kids. I’ll share everything I can think of to help make picture day the best it can be…