I can’t count how many times each day I look at my kids and wish I had their energy. They. Never. Stop. So I need to keep up and the only way I can do that is with caffeine. Some days I only need a cup and other days I need ALL the coffee – thankfully the FlexBrew Coffee Maker by Hamilton Beach allows me to make a…
There are so many nuances to buying a car for your family that I never had to think about when it was just me. I upgraded from my little compact car to my first “mom car” (a Honda Pilot) when Blaire was a month old. All I saw was more trunk space for the stroller. I also loved that it felt safer than my little car. It was…
Anyone living in the modern age has struggled with the best way to make sure your photos and videos are backed up. Before I had all of my files set up to backup automatically, I used to lose sleep over what would happen if I lost Blaire’s baby photos, or the videos of her first day of life. Knowing all of those memories are living safely on a…
It has been just over one year that we’ve had our home security system. I am so happy we finally got one! It was something I had always wanted because I am the person who analyzes every little noise I hear. And I typically wake Jason up to ask if he heard it, too, which is annoying when it happens every night for three years. And that was…
One question that never goes away in the mom community is “What the heck do I need to pack in my hospital bag?” Well, today I’m sharing a free, printable hospital bag checklist to help you tackle packing your hospital bag! (Scroll to the bottom to save the free hospital bag checklist printable – you can easily pin it to Pinterest to help yourself (and other mamas!) find…
I did it. I went a whole 31 days without stepping foot inside my most favorite place on earth. And while I did occasionally stalk target.com, I did not place any orders. And please believe me, the 40% off shoe sale REALLY tempted me. They were in my cart, I was SO close to just pulling the trigger. But I talked myself down. And now I’ll be paying…
The title of this post may be a bit dramatic to some, but hear me out. I know I can’t be alone when I say motherhood has been so much different than I ever imagined. For some reason I thought I knew exactly what kind of mom I’d be. All the things I would do and wouldn’t do. And let me just say, in my mind, I had…
Thank you to Toyota for lending us the 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE to test drive for a one week. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Back in June, we were invited to a wedding in Minnesota (sans kids) so we had a kid-free getaway and it was so nice! I love being able to sleep in. Seriously, both mornings Jason had to wake me up at…
Constant worrying. Obsessing over a sad story on the news… so much so that it keeps you awake until 4am. Feeling too nervous to ask for help… thinking if someone else helps care for your baby or child, something bad will happen to them. Cosleeping because you’re too worried about your children’s safety to let them sleep in a different room. Avoiding busy public places because you’re scared…
For those of you currently rocking a baby bump (not me!) I keep coming across the CUTEST graphics for baby bumps and I just had to document them. So I figured I may as well round up some of the cutest maternity themed graphic tees, right?! These are all super cute and they look so comfy! Some are not actually printed on “maternity” tops, so make sure you read…
We finally got family photos done, for the first time since Ben’s newborn pictures back at the end of March. And I love, love, LOVE how they turned out. It was 70 degrees the Monday after Thanksgiving. Which is UNHEARD of for Illinois. I am obsessed with this location. It’s about an hour from our home, so we shot with a different photographer than we typically use. She…
Typing 2018 is WEIRD. Where did 2017 go? It doesn’t seem like it was a whole year ago that I was pregnant with Ben and we were soaking in every minute left with Blaire as our only child. Personally, 2017 was a great year! We welcomed Benjamin. We welcomed the baby girls of three of our best friends (within only two months of Ben being born). Jason’s role…
