Surviving Motherhood One Mess at a Time
Even if you know it's coming, bed rest can be a hard pill to swallow. At almost 36 weeks I have an end in sight but as a 5th time mom who has been on bedrest each time, I can tell you it never gets any easier. It seems like as soon as you make the transition to a slower paced day, baby arrives and … [Read more...]
Enjoying the third trimester of pregnancy can be a bit of a challenge. I swore this time around it would be different. After I went into preterm labor during my last pregnancy and lost my son, I was going to be grateful for each week as I got closer to a safe gestational age. I wasn't going to … [Read more...]
With my 5th baby due to be born sometime in the next few months, we're trying to prepare for the shock of having a baby in the house again. We're going to have a nearly 5 year age gap and I think we're going to go through some major adjustments as we adapt. Decluttering is a great way to prepare … [Read more...]
After my last pregnancy, I wasn't expecting to be pregnant again. At the end of a rough pregnancy, we went home empty handed and planning a funeral rather than looking forward to future milestones. I wanted to avoiding going through that particular experience again at all cost. This pregnancy has … [Read more...]
One of the very unfair things about pregnancy is that your immune system may not be as strong as it usually is. I never catch a cold . . . unless I'm pregnant, and then I come down with everything that goes around. We're going on our second full week dealing with colds around our house and being … [Read more...]
We’ve all slacked off on menu planning from time … [Read More...]
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