You’re pregnant, congratulations! Be it your first pregnancy or your fifth. One of the first things you will think about when you confirm your pregnancy is when announce your pregnancy to friends and family. Being pregnant with baby three has made me start thinking about when is the right time to share your pregnancy news.
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Almost 2 years ago I was pregnant and ended up having a miscarriage. I had no idea how different it would be to have a pregnancy after a miscarriage. My miscarriage was totally unexpected. It was my third pregnancy and I didn’t have any symptoms. From my experience, most people had miscarriages before their first baby and then they didn’t usually
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Just over 2 years ago I was heading to my first doctor’s appointment at almost 11 weeks pregnant. Jared and the kids were with me and we were all so excited to see the baby on the ultrasound. As they did the ultrasound it only took a couple of minutes for them to go get
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I just passed the halfway point of this pregnancy with baby 3 and it’s time to start breaking out the maternity clothes. My first two kids were born in the winter or early spring so most of the maternity clothes I already have are for cooler temps. I also started this pregnancy weighing about 30
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If you’re like me you end up eating out at Chick-fil-A more often than you would like to admit. There are just so many things to love about Chick-fil-A it’s hard to stay away especially because you know the kids love it and mom loves it. Honestly, it’s hard to find a restaurant that we
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Those of you that know me personally, know that I don’t love schedules. I don’t like being restricted by a schedule, but I have discovered I do like the freedom of a morning routine. Ok so first of let me tell you how I view a schedule and a routine.
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April is Cesarean awareness month so I’m going to be sharing several posts about c-section deliveries. As an unplanned c-section mom of 2, I have learned a lot since my first pregnancy and there are a lot of things I wish I would have known before giving birth the first time With my first pregnancy,
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I have two kids and I’m sure many of you have more kids and experience being a mom than I do. Even though I’m still in “the trenches” so to speak of raising these little ones I want to share with you a few I have learned in the time I have been a mom.
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Now don’t get me wrong I’m so grateful that I’m able to stay at home with my kids. I wouldn’t have it any other way but being a stay at home mom isn’t easy. The stay at home mom life seems like such a luxurious and dare I say easy life… until it’s your life.
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Laundry is one of my least favorite chores. When I feel like my to-do list is never-ending laundry is often the first thing to go until, at least the folding it part. I don’t mind washing the laundry it’s the folding it that seems never-ending. For a long time, I would wash the laundry and dump
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I love quotes. I love how they quotes can inspire and cause emotion. Today I decided since it’s Wednesday to share some of my favorite quotes about motherhood. All of these quotes can be used in different contexts but they are quotes that remind me of motherhood. Motherhood is the hardest job I have ever had but
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C-section or VBAC? This question is something that kept repeating it’s self over and over in my mind during my second pregnancy. I ended up having a c-section with my first baby because he was big. (You can read about the 30 hours of labor here) During my second pregnancy, I had to decide if
