Yesterday marks 7 weeks since Peter’s birth and 7 weeks of motherhood. It’s been beautiful. Peter is a little angel sent from heaven. He still hardly ever cries, just makes the cutest noises. He melts my heart every time I look at him. Whenever I look down as he’s breastfeeding I feel an overwhelming love. READ MORE
Month: August 2019
Facing School with a Baby
It’s hard to believe that school is starting up in just a few days! While many fellow “mom bloggers” are busy preparing for their children to go back to school, it’s interesting finding myself in a different boat… preparing for myself to go back to school. Before baby was born the prospect sounded so easy. READ MORE
A Solemn Responsibility- Cherishing marriage after baby comes
I have always been struck by this phrase: Husband and Wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other… The Family: A Proclamation to the World, The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Yes, the proclamation continues to talk of the responsibility to love and care READ MORE
Understanding Postpartum Depression
I never understood how postpartum depression could be a thing. You have just accomplished something amazing. You have brought a beautiful life into the world. You get baby snuggles all day long. I couldn’t understand how, at such a perfect moment, you could shut down and have anything but elated feelings of being on cloud READ MORE
Sweet Exhaustion
These past weeks since Peter’s birth have been the most exhausting I have ever experienced. For a couple days, he was ready to eat EVERY HOUR, day and night. I was exhausted, had so much to get done but couldn’t do ANY OF IT, and I was getting a little emotionally unstable! It seemed I READ MORE
Sunshine Blogger Award
I was so thrilled to be nominated by Sirius Sunshine State of Mind for the Sunshine blogger award. This award is awarded by bloggers to fellow bloggers who “are creative, positive and inspiring while spreading sunshine to the blogging community”. I must say I am honored! To me it’s a motivator to keep pushing forward READ MORE