Back to Work Part Two
Well here I am. Back to work after my second maternity leave. I feel very fortunate to have been able to stay home with Ava for nearly...
Well here I am. Back to work after my second maternity leave. I feel very fortunate to have been able to stay home with Ava for nearly...
Are you even a mom if you’ve never thought about the possibility of tumbling down the stairs with your baby in your arms? I’m just...
I think this is honestly a very subjective shift. I did a poll on Instagram and it was basically split 50/50 between thinking the...
I wish I could say grief gets easier the longer you sit with it. I think the amount of time per day or week or month that it creeps up on...
Baby L, It's kind of interesting that the weather seems to be picking up on my mood today. All week it was gorgeous and warm, but today...
It's amazing what feeling better physically can do for your mental health. I already knew this, but being in the thick of it absolutely...
This idea has been so foreign to me since I became a mother, but I'm realizing more and more that I need to prioritize this. When you...
Waking up this morning felt strange. I felt excited for Jack. Last night was truly magical for him. We went to my aunts house, as we have...
Someone posted this in my Second Trimester Grief group and wanted to share for those who don't quite understand or just want to read...
It's been one week since the delivery of our baby boy and nothing is any easier. I of course didn't think it would be, but I'm starting...
Jake and I want to thank every person, near and far, who has reached out to us and our family during this unfathomable time in our lives....
I've recently been getting this question a LOT. It seems that because Jack is now 1.5 years old, many people feel it makes sense to start...
If you are a mom reading this, you understand what "Mom Guilt" is. If you are an expecting mother, you will learn quickly. Mom Guilt is...
I wrote an entire post on this and deleted it and started over. The name of my blog is "The Unconditionally Honest Mama" and I need to be...
This is f*cking facts. And I'm about to scream it from the mountain tops. If you are not sleeping, it is nearly impossible to be mentally...
Today we decided to take Jack to a farm. He loves animals, being outdoors, and running around, so we thought this would be such a fun...
Listen, I will sometimes give advice that I am still working on taking myself. Please learn from own mistakes. That is part of the reason...
There are so many crazy, wild, and beautiful things about postpartum. But yet another thing I was not mentally prepared for was mourning...
This part is really f*cking hard and totally different for everyone. Instead of pretending like I know what you went through or are going...
I think in the beginning, when your world is still spinning and your morphing into this entirely new version of yourself, you take for...