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Mothering in a Pandemic

Mothering in a Pandemic “Mama did you wipe it down yet?” my 5-year-old asks about a package of candy my dad sent the kids I had just...

The Day My Life Began Again

PTSD. PPA. PPD. All abbreviations I have come to know in the last 5 years. First came the PTSD from the NICU stay and premie challenges...

The Lion of Births

The birth of my third little one, Leo, starts really days and weeks before his actual birth. For one I had been pregnant the longest ever...

Knowledge is Power

I have received a number of requests for a book list of recommendations prior, during and after pregnancy. The challenge is my ever...

Someone Pass the Ginger & Lemon

"Have you tried ginger?" becomes the classic response to the overwhelming nausea many pregnant people experience. By the third time...

Plans Are Best Unexpected

I was about to write a post on the first half of pregnancy now being at 22 weeks, but then realized it might be a book's worth of...

Grow in Trust

Every mother will tell you there was something she swore she'd never do as a mom and laughs at how motherhood has a sense of humor when...

All Fluffed Up

Fluff butt! This is a long overdue blog post on our transition to cloth diapering and our growing love for all things fluff. Everyone has...

Motherhood x2

Recently I have had a number of prenatal yoga practitioners who are expecting their second little one ask me what the transition from 1...

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