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May 24, 2013

How Motherhood Changed Me

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I was pregnant with my first son when I heard the phrase “having a baby is like carrying your heart around outside your body”.  I saw it on baby cards and had it spoken in hushed voices to me at my baby shower. Cheesy, I thought. Now, almost 10 years into my life as a mom, I realize how … [Read more...]

No. I’m not pregnant. I’m just fat.

Yes, I'm still working off the baby weight from this little beauty

Please tell me I'm not the only one who CONSTANTLY gets stuck in the awkward position of telling people I'm not pregnant when they think I am. I'm working on that belly fat I promise. The other day I had a conversation I’ve been dreading ever since my baby was born nearly 10 months ago. A … [Read more...]

Sensory Activities for Babies

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Babies learn by touching things, smelling things, eating things. They love to use their senses to explore the world around them. That’s great in theory but as a mom faced with a child who puts everything in sight in their mouth it can seriously keep you on your toes. With a 9 month old in the … [Read more...]

Help! My Nursing Baby Has Teeth!

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I'm over at the Right Start Blog today talking about a topic that could make or break my breastfeeding experience this time around. What do you do when your nursing baby gets teeth? I am very pro-breastfeeding but I have never made it to the one-year mark with any of my babies because they get so … [Read more...]

Parenting: Why Does the Baby Have 11 Toes?

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Join me over at the Right Start Blog today as I share what it was like to be told that my oldest son had 11 toes.  As a mother, you know you are going to love your child unconditionally from the moment you first find out he’s on the way. That instinct seems to click as soon as you see two … [Read more...]