Growing up, I was always the kid who couldn’t wait to be older. Couldn’t wait to grow up. Couldn’t wait to have a boyfriend, drive a car, get a job, and I especially could NOT wait to be a mom. I’ve always found friends in a more mature crowd, as I consider myself an “old […]
My first pregnancy was a dream. I barely had any symptoms, I gained exactly the right amount of weight throughout, and everyone waited on me hand and foot. It was magical. This second pregnancy has been…something else. I’ve had all the symptoms, I’ve gained all the weight, and everyone is too busy trying to stop […]
A few months ago, I brought you Surviving the First Trimester: There Is Hope. And now, I’m happy to report that I’m well into the THIRD trimester and counting down the weeks until baby girl gets here! I’m checking off everything on the third trimester bucket list: waddling, endless potty-trips, NOT SLEEPING, snoring, swaying, and “nesting”, […]
We’re excited to partner with writer Amy Roth, age 28, as she documents her thoughts and emotions throughout her first pregnancy as an expectant “Millennial” mom. This is her first post in the series. Check back soon for her post on her second trimester! The year 1989 brought us the fall of the Berlin Wall, […]
Now that we are well into 2018, we are at the point where everyone starts to abandon their New Year’s resolutions. I’ll be honest, I’m not someone who makes resolutions, but I set goals for myself and then forget about them or give up. I need to see some sort of pay off pretty quickly […]
If you’re expecting or TTC, you’ve probably given a decent amount of thought as to what you’d like to name your child. Sometimes, this is a lot more challenging than you might have anticipated. At least, it always is for me. There are so many factors that come into play when trying to choose the “right” name. […]
I really don’t care what sex the baby is, as long as it’s healthy. This is the response you hear when people ask a pregnant woman if they want a girl or a boy, right? I used to utter those words, too, during my first two pregnancies. But what happens when your precious baby is […]
I tend to enjoy having a planned day, week, and well, let’s face it, life. I make lists, I love to color code things, file, label, put calendar reminders on my phone AND in my physical planner, and calculate everything from our budget to yearly income projections. Yes, you get the picture. I am a […]
