When Clay and I got married, I had lived and worked on my own for a year. For the sake of his stomach I am so thankful for that year! I mastered the basics of preparing meals for myself during that year and had a small but useful repertoire. After the wedding, I was working full time in a new job. I didn't have much time to research recipes and I definitely didn't have the 2 or 3 hours that it seemed like every recipe required from start to ... Read the Post...
How I Stopped Breastfeeding Without A Struggle
Nursing was something that always came easily to me and Rosy. It was almost like we immediately fell into a groove and stayed there until it was time to wean her! I was really really nervous about stopping breastfeeding. It had always been a great connection point between the two of us and a place of comfort for her. It seemed like almost everyone else I talked to either 1) couldn't wait until they were done with nursing or 2) had already ... Read the Post...
Intentional Night Time Routine
After you have a baby, long gone are the days that used to be filled with hours of free time after work and endless chances to just sit and talk with your spouse! Evenings are a blur (a super fun blur!) of preparing dinner with a baby that won't be put down or a toddler that suddenly needs a lot of attention, feeding your family that dinner, cleaning up that dinner, bath time and bedtime. By the time 7:30 rolls around and you have a ... Read the Post...
My Experience With a Scheduled Induction
Throughout my first pregnancy, I thought a lot about what it would be like when we headed to the hospital to have the baby. I thought that it would be just like the movies. . . a rushed and frantic trip! So, when my due date arrived, and then the day after, and the day after that, you can imagine my experience was already shaping up to be a little different than I had pictured. We went in for an ultrasound a few days after my due date so that ... Read the Post...