That time was tonight. I did everything the same way I've been doing it for the past month. It had been 3 hours since you last ate. I fed you 3 ounces. I changed your diaper. I put on your lotion. I put on your footed pjs. You were burped and swaddled. I put you to sleep with your paci. I walked away thinking about the hundreds of things to do still. You kept spitting your paci out. You continued to cry. What did I do wrong? WHY were you still crying???? I sat in bed for 30 ...
Leighton’s nursery reveal!
A huge thank you to all of the brands that contributed to Leighton's nursery! They are listed at the bottom. This post also contains affiliate links. When I found out I was pregnant with Leighton we were unsure if we were going to move or make it work in our current house. We decided to stay in our home and convert the toy/computer room to her nursery! There were 3 things standing in the way. That room connected to the kitchen, there was no fan, and there was no closet. We also added ...
My go to pumping accessories!
This post contains affiliate links. You may or may not know this but breastfeeding did not come easy the third time around like I thought. With Oakland and Ainsley I wasn't able to breastfeed either and exclusively pumped for 11 months with Oak and 10 months with Ainsley. I could not believe I pumped so long with them because I worked full time as a 1st grade teacher! I would pump in my classroom, the bathroom that was in between my classroom and another, and in my car on the way home from ...
When your 3rd child isn’t what you expect.
Thank you so much to PlaytexBaby ™ for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. Motherhood// noun. the state of being a mother; maternity. What exactly does being a mother mean? How do you define yourself as a mother? One that spends every waking moment with your child? One that never says no? One that always provides organic snacks/meals? Are you a mother because you wear a shirt that says mom on it? Being a mother can mean two totally ...
A little home makeover for this new mama!
A big thank you to Lamps Plus, Minted, Laura Ashley, and Ninja Coffee Bar® for sponsoring this post! I've been wanting to transform our home a little bit by adding little things here and there. Whenever I go through a new season I always have the urge to purge and redecorate! That's just what I did. I've felt our room is a little dark with so much brown furniture so I added some white touches with a new quilted comforter from Laura Ashley ! I love all of the white ...
The importance of using a gentle detergent
This post is sponsored by Dreft Purtouch. All of the opinions and thoughts stated are 100% my own. You are preparing for your little one's arrival. The nursery is complete, the car seat is installed, and your bags are packed, maybe? What's next? One thing I always did before the baby came was wash their newborn clothes! Something about that baby scent and holding those tiny clothes in my hands made it all seem so real. With my first two I used only Dreft laundry ...