one whole year

I clearly remember the early morning of August 12, 2016. It was already warm and the sun was just coming up over the mountains casting an orange glow across the fields in the valley. Your dad and I were driving to the hospital and my contractions were every 2 minutes apart. The ride was intense …

breastfeeding part 2.

We've made it 11 whole months of exclusive breastfeeding. While I am very proud of myself and Jackson of this accomplishment, it was by no means an easy task. The last few weeks have been filled with nursing aversions, feeling touched out, tears, sore nipples, tender breasts and pregnancy exhaustion.  I've always loved breastfeeding and …

and then there were four

Our Family is Growing! The day before my 25th birthday we found out we were expecting baby #2! I was both shocked, excited and nervous when I saw that second line on the pregnancy test. I couldn't believe it, really. We were going to start trying a few months down the road, but this little …

for the dads

I've definitely been a bit quiet around here lately! Life has suddenly become so busy. Maybe it's the sudden heat wave and sunshine, or maybe it's the fact that I have a busy ten month old. Regardless of the reason, life has certainly picked up the pace! This post is dedicated to all the dads …

mother’s day

  On this Mother's day I want to celebrate all of the mothers in the world: single moms, working moms, stay at home moms, teen moms, moms of multiples, bereaved moms, biological moms, adoptive moms, foster moms, wine-drinking moms, every single mom, no matter who you are. You deserve to be celebrated. Motherhood can be …

cloth diaper love

I've been asked a bunch of times by family members, friends and strangers about why I cloth diaper and how much work it really is. So this is what this post is all about: our cloth diaper lifestyle. I came across cloth diapers before I was even pregnant and fell in love with them. My …

losing you

Even though I have never experienced it, I have witnessed people close to me walk through this immensely painful journey. This is for those mamas and all the other mamas who have lost an infant. This is for the mommy's who had to give one back To the mommy's who had to let one go …

LITTLE BIRD BIRTH SERVICES

I am so excited to finally announce the upcoming opening of my new business Little Bird Birth Services. This business will offer Birth Doula services as well as Birth Photography. I am currently in the process of creating a website and social media platforms with the launch date TBA. Why Little Bird Birth Services? While …

controversial

This is your warning: this is a controversial post. My intention is NOT to create an aggressive discussion, or any rude posts/comments at all about if you should vaccinate or not vaccinate your child; it is simply to bring awareness about the way we talk about vaccinations. If you do not have anything nice to …

twenty-five

Tomorrow marks a quarter of a century for me--twenty five... wowza. I don't know about anyone else around my age but there's days where I still feel like I could be a teenager. Even when I was 10 years old doesn't seem that long ago. It feels like since I graduated time sped up times …