I know most people think having a baby in the spring is awesome. I have done it twice now and it really kills our summer. It is harder to get going and as a nursing mom, they are so demanding in the beginning. When the kids want to go to the zoo or the park, I have a brand new baby that will roast in his car seat, cannot wear sunscreen and needs to stay out of the sun. This means one of three things inevitably happen: 1) we go nowhere, 2) we go somewhere and Hudson gets lugged along and I spend ...
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That Time a Rap Song Made Me Cry + a Weight Loss Update
On one super extraordinarily rare night I was out by MYSELF (soak that up for a minute) doing a Target run or something of that nature. After driving solo listening to the ABC's and the Itsy Bitsy Spider for sometime I realized I was alone and I didn't have to sing along to kid music. I put on the radio and that song Apple Bottom Jeans by T-Pain was on. Shawty had them Apple Bottom Jeans [Jeans] Boots with the fur [With the fur] The whole club was lookin at her She hit the flo [She hit the ...
Dropping the Baby Weight
When a campaign about documenting your weight loss journey with the help of Just Dance 4 showed up in my inbox, I knew it was time to put on my big girl pants and apply. It scared me that applying meant I could get the campaign and getting the campaign meant that I would have to talk about my weight. Post pictures about my weight. Actually do something about my weight. I applied via my phone while on a camping trip with my family. A camping trip where I sat on the beach in a sundress instead ...
Growing Your Family Gracefully
When I had Quinn, he was my world. I couldn't imagine being able to take care of another child. I couldn't imagine what another child would possibly look like--be like. I couldn't imagine loving another child as deeply as I love Quinn. That seems almost funny now looking back. Quinn was a tad older then 2 1/2 when Eleanor was born. I was worried he would be jealous, feel neglected and be bitter. I had heard horror stories of children not talking to their mom for weeks--just daddy. I ...
Target Fail
Yesterday, after meeting up with the in-laws for some Noodles we decided to stop at Target. I mean, can stopping at Target ever be wrong? Apparently it can. I usually like to linger in Target. Check out all the cuteness, cruise the endcaps looking for clearanced necessities stuff. The kids wanted to look at toys and I needed breast pads. That is after all, why we stopped. Nothing but fun stuff for new, nursing moms. Well the rest of you are shopping TargetĀ for adorable accessories and ...