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Newborn Baby Essentials Checklist
There are so many checklists out there full of things that people claim you’ll need for your baby. Better to be safe than sorry of course! Who wants to be running out for baby things while you just want to be sitting on your couch relaxing with your new baby? However. I can tell you right now that there are some things you may get that you really could be saving your money on (money you’ll need for the millions of diapers you’ll be going through). For the most part, when you bring your new baby home, you will most likely spend the first few weeks hanging out on your…
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Daily Schedule and Routine with Baby at 10 Months
Let me tell you something. You know when you’re in the thick of the newborn haze, sleep deprived as all heck, up to your elbows in diapers and baby spit up – and people have the AUDACITY to tell you ‘it gets easier’??? Well, they’re right. I did NOT want to hear those things when I was up at 3 am nursing my baby for the 10th time, or when I hadn’t showered in days. I didn’t care that ‘it gets easier’. It was hard NOW. But, I can honestly say, now that my lovely son is 10 months old, although he is becoming quite the little handful of a…
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Your Last Weeks of Pregnancy: 9 Last Minute Things to Do While Waiting for Baby to Arrive
The last few weeks of this pregnancy have been so hard. They seem to be going by so slowly. I’m getting more uncomfortable, more tired, and more impatient! I really just want this baby here, in my arms. It doesn’t help that I’ve started maternity leave, because I just can’t work anymore. I’ve been struggling to find things to do while waiting for the baby! It can be easy to get bored these last few weeks while I’m not working. It seems like all I’m going to be doing is waiting around, which I don’t want to do. (This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from…
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The Reality of Being a Young Mom
Are you a young mom struggling to find your place? First off let me tell you, I know being in your 20s can be confusing. Everyone is in a completely different stage in their lives and it can be easy to feel like you have some catching up to do. On the flip side, if you are married, having babies, or starting your career, it can be easy to feel like you’re missing out. I was one of those few that was married just two short weeks after me 20th birthday, moved across the country with my husband, and was pregnant at the young age of 23. Related: Three Pregnancy…
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The Best Natural Baby Products
When I got pregnant with my son, I started paying more attention to the products in our house. I never really cared much about the toxins in some of our products until we found out we were adding to our family. When I really started paying attention to the ingredients in things, it got a little overwhelming. We use so many different types of products from cleaning to daily hygiene use. It wasn’t even just about the ingredients packaged into bottles. It was about the materials that even the things my baby was going to be wearing had in them. Then there were all the products we were going to…
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Three Pregnancy Tips for First Time Moms
If you are pregnant and struggling like I was, keep reading. Pregnancy is hard. Our female bodies are able to create another whole human being during pregnancy, within the span of nine months, which may seem like a long time when you’re pregnant, but it really isn’t. Our bodies can house little beings, make them feel safe and warm, from inside us, so close to our hearts. And the fact that I am fortunate enough to take part in this miracle? It’s an incredible feeling. Don’t get me wrong, as amazing as it is, it’s hard. I’ve had it pretty good compared to other women. I never really got sick,…
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11 Ways to Fight the Seasonal Blues During a Winter Pregnancy
Seasonal Blues can happen to anyone, and they can be real pesky while you’re trying to enjoy your pregnancy. It’s hard to get outside and do all outdoor things you can do during the summer, and there’s always so much more going on during the summer months, no matter where you are. When you’re pregnant, it’s harder to fight this feeling. Even if you do normally enjoy winter sports, you may not feel as up to doing them and some of them become less safe when you’re pregnant. First of all, I am not talking about Seasonal Affective Disorder, as I am not a doctor and can’t say I personally…
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Daily Schedule and Routine with Baby at 9 Months
I wanted to do one of these posts every month since I started them when he was 7 months old, but honestly his routine didn’t change a whole lot when he was 8 months old. His routine had been pretty consistent prior to 6 months but it was somewhere between then and 7 months things started to change. You can read more about it in my post about his 7 month old schedule and routine. The main thing was that he went down to two naps. The transition was not an easy one for him, and therefore not for us either. Now, he has been down to two naps for…
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Diaper Bag Essentials
When you become a mother the diaper bag is your life. I bring the thing everywhere with me. Babies are unpredictable. You never know when there’s going to be a major blowout resulting in a bath in a random bathroom sink, a diaper change and a changing of clothes for both you and baby. Then your baby pees on you while you’re changing them, resulting in yet another change of clothes. Welcome to motherhood. Okay, that’s a little dramatic (somewhat). That hasn’t happened to me (yet) and my son is almost 7 months old. However, there are always things that come up. If you’re not prepared, things can go bad…
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6 Simple Tips for Traveling with a Baby
Traveling can be stressful. Add a baby to the mix, and anxiety goes through the roof. We had to travel with our son to go visit some family in Ontario. It was either drive to the airport, take the short two-hour flight and hope for the best, or drive for 20 hours, multiple stops, an antsy 8-month-old possibly screaming most of the way… You can guess which one we decided on. The airport was an hour and a half away, the flight was two hours, and then about an hour from the airport in Toronto to my parents’ house. These were some pretty manageable time slots. Because our son was…
