Exercise has always been a big part of my life. I knew that wasn't going to change after I got pregnant and it hasn't--both times! Right now, I'm about 27 weeks pregnant with our second daughter and I am following the same routine as a I had last time. The key for me to keeping up with a routine while I'm pregnant is simplicity and consistency. During the first trimester especially, I get hit really hard with nausea and extreme fatigue. ... Read the Post...
5 Recipes I Wish I Had Known When I Got Married
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...