Yesterday started with a 7 a.m. feeding followed by a two hour nap/snuggle session all cozied up in our comfy bed. Jamie woke up and saw our sweet mama/baby Sunday snooze, and his heart was happy. Hadley and I woke up in a good mood and refreshed. These are the moments I’ll want back when she’s not little anymore, I thought to myself…. Keep Reading
How I got involved with AdvoCare and why it was the BEST decision
I can’t count how many of my girlfriends have asked me “So what is up with this AdvoCare stuff?”. Most of them are not surprised in the slightest that I jumped right into another adventure after I resigned from teaching to be a stay-at-home mama! I was determined to gain only a healthy amount of weight during my pregnancy, but… Keep Reading
Hello from Manhattan, Kansas! Hadley and I are visiting my sister Jennifer here at Fort Riley, and we are loving the sister/aunt time! We’ve been busy bees the last couple of weeks. We visited Jamie’s relatives in Indiana, are trying to get set up to move to Arizona, wading the waters of getting our home rented, and the list just… Keep Reading
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Our Newborn Essentials
I did almost all of my baby product research by reading personal blogs rather than website product reviews. In my opinion, most product reviews are very one-sided; someone who is satisfied with a product that she/he expected to be usually isn’t going to take the time to review a product (at least I don’t unless my expectations are far exceeded – usually not the… Keep Reading
Jamie’s Homecoming from Afghanistan
Jamie came home from Afghanistan on October 30th, 2013. When he left the previous February we were told to expect a 12 month deployment, but then in June rumors started flying around that they were going to let him come home early. Whether he was going to get to stay home in November or have to go back after his two… Keep Reading
Hadley’s Birth Story
Even though Hadley was born 11 weeks ago (What?! Already?!), I still feel like the details of her birth are crystal clear. I tell a much better (much more comedic!) story in person, but here goes the version I’m comfortable sharing on the internet. Hadley was due on Thursday, November 14, so by the 15th I was really about to… Keep Reading
How I Told Our Parents that I’m Pregnant
I don’t think our parents know this, but Jamie and I have been thinking up creative ways to tell our parents that I’m pregnant for as long as we’ve been married. Conversations including “That would be a hilarious way to tell my parents that we’re having a baby!” were spontaneous but embarrassingly frequent. We’ve always known that we’re blessed with… Keep Reading
Pregnancy News – finding out, telling Jamie, and telling our parents
July 26th – Where did this month go? I was so anxious about July because I knew that it would be SO BUSY, and it has been, but I’ve been able to see a lot of people that I love, start to get back in the swing of work, and knock out a TON of baby stuff! I’m off for… Keep Reading