I love to throw baby showers for my friends. It's a way to channel my excitement about a new baby coming into the world and honor my soon-to-be mama friends. However, I'm no Martha Stewart. Decor and detail are not my strong suit. I'm not a good organizer. I hate party games. I don't have a large house to host parties and I'm not a stellar chef. But, I can throw a super simple shower in my small … [Read more...]
A Mother’s Love, A Mother’s Fear
It was the night that we brought our firstborn home from the hospital and I was crying like my heart would break. I had a wonderful natural birth, no complications, and a beautiful healthy baby boy. Everything was perfect. Then a storm rolled in. Not a soothing rainstorm, one of those eerie, harsh Texas storms that turn the sky an odd, unsettling color. Our front door was blown open with a bang … [Read more...]
Choosing Maternity Items You Can Use for Your Post-Partum Wardrobe
And now for more thrifty and versatile maternity wear! Earlier this week, Katherine shared some of her favorite non-maternity items that can do double duty as maternity and today I want to share some of my favorite maternity essentials that can help carry you through the post-partum days. The post-partum days are tricky wardrobe-wise. And since I usually gain half my pre-pregnancy weight during … [Read more...]
The Best Maternity Clothes that Aren’t (Actually Maternity)
While my family is escaping the Florida heat by escaping to the mountains of NC with all of their beauty and unreliable internet access, the lovely and gloriously pregnant Katherine is here to share some maternity clothes wisdom... Great Maternity Clothes that Aren't (Actually Maternity) by katherinebowers It’s topping out in the upper-90s here … [Read more...]
A Letter to Lucy, at Nine Months…
Dear Lucy, Yesterday you turned 9 months old, my little pocket peach. I can’t believe that ¾ of a year has passed since your birth! It’s gone by so fast. Being with you each day brings your Mama so much joy. You are our bright star. You get the biggest grin on your face anytime Daddy, Big Brother or I smile at you. And although I know that every baby is the sweetest and the best, I can’t … [Read more...]
My Experience Practicing Ecological Breastfeeding
(Lucy, age 4 months with me while the bridesmaids prepared for my best friend's wedding) photo credit: Jade Pierce Photography After having such a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad experience with breastfeeding and creating a secure attachment with our firstborn when I was working full-time that I shared with you yesterday, I was determined to do it differently for round two. When I was … [Read more...]
My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Experience as a Working Mother
(Unhappy Baby Benjamin. This is seriously what he did most of his first year of life, poor child.) This post could also be titled: Why We Chose Mama and Baby Togetherness the Second Time Around. I've been wanting to tell you about our amazing experience with Ecological Breastfeeding, but I feel like I need to describe our experience with our firstborn's babyhood and why we so desperately wanted … [Read more...]
