After two and a half weeks of daycare and only a slight stuffy nose, I started to think we were going to beat the odds and not end up sick all the time! Enter Thursday at 12:45 when I was sitting on a bus taking students to community service and noticed a message on my…
My First Week Back at Work
I spent my entire maternity leave fearful of going back to work and crying about the thought of putting my baby in daycare. April 4th was burned in my head as though the world was ending that day. Because of how much time I spent dreading it, I wanted to reflect back on how my…
Olivia’s 4 Month Update
Whew! I’ve been back at work a week now, and I ended up going radio silence here to figure out how to mom a person and work all at the same time. It’s a lot to balance, and I’m not sure if it’s going to get harder or easier as I get better at it…
Week in Review: Daycare Test Days
This is the Friday that I’ve been dreading since Olivia was born. It’s the last official day of my maternity leave. Though it’s April 4th and sending Olivia to daycare that I’ve truly had stuck in my head, it’s today that I’ve also not wanted to see. My plans for today include a lot of cuddling,…
Co-Schedule Review: The Best Blogging Tool I’ve Found So Far
I’ve finally found a user friendly blogging tool that saves me time by helping me layout my content calendar while also scheduling and automating many of my social media shares. As I head back to work next week I’m glad I know I’ll be able to fit blogging into my busy schedule without cutting into family time. What tools help you blog more efficiently?
Olivia’s First Easter
Having a baby makes holidays so much more fun! Tim and I used to give each other a card and some Easter candy for Easter, but this year I knew we’d start the tradition of giving Olivia an Easter basket. I had so much fun picking stuff out, and even though she’s still so little…
How Having a Baby Has Changed Our Marriage
Tim and I had been married for three and a half years when Olivia was born, so we were fairly used to it being just the two of us. Our marriage has changed since Olivia was born, but mostly for the better. How did your marriage change after having children?
Good, Bad, Funny
I started listening to the podcast Totally Mommy (they also have a podcast called Totally Married, and they’re hilarious. If you’re looking for podcasts, try one of those) again this week, and they do something at the beginning of each episode where they each share something good, something bad, and something funny that is going…
Day in the Life: Maternity Leave
Maternity leave is such a blessing, and the fact that I’ve been able to be off work for four months has been something that I will be forever thankful for. I’ve seen Olivia grow from a little tiny peanut to a baby who can hold her head up and start to giggle. She even seems…
One Way I’ve Been Preparing to Return to Work Since Having Olivia
Since having Olivia I knew I’d want to provide my milk for her upon returning to work. To ensure that I didn’t stress about my supply during my first weeks back to work I spent time on my maternity leave building a freezer stash to lean back on if I need it when I head back to work.
10 Things I Love About Being a Mom
With my recent posts about the baby blues, things I’ve learned since becoming a mom, and mom guilt, I started worrying that I wasn’t making it clear how much I truly love being a mom. Yes, it is hard, and yes, there have been some tough times (as there will continue to be), but there are…