Breastfeeding and surviving the first month…..feeling like a cow (because they graze all day) with no time to do anything else! Relax, this is normal and to be expected!
So, you’ve delivered your baby and have decided to breastfeed, whether it is direct from the tap or pumping and bottle feeding, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You will be giving your baby the BEST start possible. [Read more…] about HAPPY WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2015……Surviving the first month!
Really, I didn’t…
This is not an argument for or against bed-sharing or co sleeping, it is just my experience! I love my sleep, always have and probably always will! If only someone could invent a sleep bank where any hours of sleep over 8 per night could be stored and pulled out when needed, now that would be Nobel Prize worthy. Someone please start researching if this is possible because every new parent would gladly subscribe!!! [Read more…] about I Didn’t Mean to Bed Share with My Child
Saying NO and Not Feel Guilty
I have learned a lot of lessons in life, but the most important one is that life is short and since we are never guaranteed tomorrow, I choose to make the most of TODAY. As a wife, mom of two busy girls, a business owner, taxi driver, helper of homework and projects, volunteer, soccer player and gym rat, I wear a ton of different hats. I am determined, motivated, type A, passionate and a team player, but I don’t wear a cape nor do I want to be labeled as super woman. [Read more…] about How I Learned to Say NO and Not Feel Guilty
Not only did I lose a child, but I lost all my hopes and dreams for him as well!
When the doctor lifted his stethoscope and told us that our son, who was cradled in my arms, had passed away, my world crumbled. I was numb, found it hard to breath and my heart had shattered into a million pieces. Yet I still had to answer questions from the police, standard procedure, but still completely awful, walk back into a room full of people that didn’t know what to say and then return home to tell my daughter that her little brother would not be coming home, EVER!
To all the dads out there, I hope you are blessed beyond measure today and every day that follows. I don’t think dads get enough credit these days – well the good ones at least. We have all heard the stories about the dead-beat dads out there, but today is a day to celebrate and focus on the good ones. Let me share what makes my dad and my husband awesome fathers. [Read more…] about The Men Who Hold My Heart
My girls said, “Wait, grampie talked to me while I was still inside your tummy!”
I know, this might sound weird, but all three pregnancies, my dad did this. My parents live in Texas so they didn’t get to be a daily part of my pregnancies but that didn’t stop my dad from talking to all my babies. [Read more…] about Over the phone from 652 miles away