I am a part of a birth board of women due in February, and recently was corrected for a comment I made about how I am going back and forth on finding out the gender of my baby. ‘Actually, that’s the SEX. You won’t know your babies GENDER until he or she is old enough …
Continue reading Why I choose to acknowledge my children’s gender
This is probably not relatable to everyone, or maybe you've only experienced one or two of these people. Or maybe the hormones have had no effect on you...liar. I mean maybe they haven't...I don't know your life. BUT from my professional experience on being a pregnant woman, this is what I've experienced. Please know that …
Continue reading The Five People You Meet During Pregnancy (all simultaneously living inside of you)
I've been pregnant FOUR TIMES. You might say, I'm a pro.
As mothers, we are constantly under attack for how we choose to parent. Under attack by strangers, family, other mothers and strangely enough sometimes even the government. I never realized how many people thought they deserved to have a say in the condition of my son’s penises until I had boys. I never realized it …
Mom-aste my fellow hot mess moms! Meditation was something I was originally very skeptical of, but it had truly been life changing. From dealing with PPD, making the decision to not have my biological father participate in my life and all the normal every day challenges of motherhood- meditation has helped me keep my head …
Continue reading Momaste Meditation Series- part one: Buddha Groove Mala and a quick how-to!
So I am on my fourth Yogi Surprise box and I have to say I LOVE it. Most subscription box's I cancel right away, or I only sign up for one month and never renew my subscription (even if I like it). I just haven't really found anything I was interested in consistently receive EVERY …
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So I had so much fun with the 30 Day Yoga Challenge that I decided to take on the 30 Day Meditation Challenge by DOYOUYOGA.com. It's a 30 day series of videos that are under 10 minutes and (most importantly) free! All you have to do is sign up and the website keeps track of …
Miscarriage is not something we talk about much, but I feel like every day its becoming more and more talked about and supported. I have had several miscarriages, and each time I had to deal with it relatively silently. Each pregnancy I was afraid to tell anyone until I was 12 weeks because making the …
*disclaimer* This is not a “hating on Stay At Home Mom’s” post. I respect every position we hold in motherhood. I have been in the trenched of Staying at Home and it is HARD. I applaud you. That being said, I feel like Working Mom’s get a bad rap as well. So I compiled a …
Reliable childcare y’all. RELIABLE CHILD CARE. I won’t even go into detail about the great Lice Debacle. It’s not worth it. Like Elsa, I need to LET THAT GO. I have a great child care resource with someone who I genuinely like and completely trust, which is AMAZING. Because I have had less than ideal …
Continue reading Please watch my kids! –A Mom’s Desperate Plea
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