So, I’m going to be honest, I suck! Another month, another self-care journey I did not commit to. BLAH. My favorite thing to say these days is “I just had a baby”. Although that is honestly why I haven’t been worried about myself, I cannot keep using the same excuse. With or without a baby, family, pet, job, whatever... self-care is necessary! I’ve been s[...]
Ry's 1st Road trip was technically the time we drove to Maryland (a 3-hour drive that turned in to 5 hours because of how many times we had to stop lol) during Halloween weekend. I learned so much during that trip which made her longest trip to Maryland and then to Jersey last week a lot smoother. Lol! Anywho, last week was Ryann's 1st Thanksgiving! She met so man[...]
A topic every mom hate thinking about: Going back to work! There are so many emotions for returning to work. Some of us are simply not ready to leave our babies, some feel guilty because they’re excited to go back to work, and all the other reasons. It’s just too much to even want to think about. When I found out I was pregnant I was going through a “I don[...]
Happy 1 Month to my baby girl Ryann Amira Howell (RAH)! I wanted to share some photos from our Mommy and me photoshoot that was taken by Joel (on his iPhone lol) in the house. I bought these for us to wear in the hospital however, (check out my Birth Story post) there was a lot going on and they were the last thing I was thinking about. I bought hers in newborn size s[...]
On September 18th around 9:30pm I started having contractions that were about 5 minutes apart. The contractions weren’t painful at all, but they were consistent, so I was a little skeptical about going to the hospital. Instead, Joel and I went to the gym and I got on the treadmill. After we left the gym I bounced on the yoga ball because I just knew they would sen[...]
I decided that I would do a breastfeeding check in post. Not only to motivate others but honestly for me too! Lol! It’s week two and it’s already getting better! While I was in the hospital I almost gave up because I found out Ryann’s blood sugar was low. I had to supplement Similac with my breast milk for us to leave the hospital. My lactation consultant was t[...]