I remember when my oldest first started saying mama.
Of course he had to say dada first - little stinker! - but mama was close to follow. Oh how happy it made my heart to hear that one little word for the first time. What a privilege to be Caleb's mama. I encouraged him to say it often and I ate ...
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Stocking your freezer before baby – Here are my must-haves!
Oh how I love a stocked freezer!
I originally wrote this post about two years ago, but now that we have another baby coming in a couple months I thought it was time to revise this a bit and re-post it!
One of my biggest priorities before having a baby is to make sure the freezer is stocked. ...
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To Sofia On Her Second Birthday
Sofia Elizabeth,
I can't believe that you are two years old today.
In many ways the past two years have flown by, but at the same time it's hard to even remember what day-to-day life was like before we met you.
The moment that I pulled you up to my chest when you were born will probably ...
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My Top 6 Favorite Places to Buy Cheap Books
In our home we are big fans of books! I try to take the kids to the library (we have two near us!) pretty regularly in order to keep new, interesting books around. Then, if we find some library books that we especially love, I write those books down on my list of books-to-buy-eventually. :)
But ...
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Rev – The Legit Side Hustle You Need to Try
As a stay-at-home mom, I'm always keeping my ears open for good side hustles that I can do from home. The internet is full of promising options, but in reality a lot of them are sketchy and really don't pan out. It can be hard to know what is actually a legit side hustle and what isn't!
Last year ...
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One thing I Lost As a Parent and How I Plan to Get It Back
I've written before about how motherhood has changed me. But there's one change I didn't mention that I've been thinking about recently. And I'm not too happy about it.
I first started to think about it several months ago during a phone conversation with my older brother. He asked if I had any ...
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