Last night we completed our final class in the hypnobirthing series! I’m so grateful Carter was supportive enough to come to the three hour classes with me over the past four weeks. After finishing his 10 hour work shift, he’d head straight to our class on birthing and hypnosis… poor guy! I don’t blame him READ MORE
Category: Mamas & Pregnancy
Our Hypnobirthing Experience- week 2
Baby keeps stretching and kicking inside my belly. I swear he is doing somersaults sometimes! Looks like we may have a little gymnast in the making. 😉 With our birth day beginning to approach, more and more of my time is filled with preparing for the birth of our baby. Sorting through baby clothes, subscribing READ MORE
Our Hypnobirthing experience- Week 1
This week we started a hypnobirthing class! After starting to read Marie Mongan’s book on hypnobirthing, I was so inspired by her perspective on childbirth. Having a positive birth experience is so important to me, and I know I need to prepare for the experience if it is going to be so. It seems that READ MORE
7 Months and Camping
We just got home from a quick trip down to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. After a busy semester and work schedules, we were ready for a little break! It sure was wonderful. We are just amazed by the spectacular beauty that is so close to our home here in Utah. Anywhere you go, READ MORE
Find the One who makes life easy
I’ll admit I was terrified to commit to marriage. While I had always dreamed of finding my perfect prince charming, I was surrounded by a world of unhappy, broken, suffering marriages. Marriages that thought they would end in “happily ever after”. Couples who thought they could commit to love and to cherish in sickness and READ MORE
Making this House a Home
I never know what to think when my family comes over to stay! They always make comments on how cute and “homey” our apartment is. Of course, this should probably be a compliment. But here’s the thing: our apartment is far from perfect. It is usually messy. When “clean”, it is far from immaculate. Our READ MORE
Kickin’ in There- Dealing with Second Trimester Hunger
Do you struggle to keep your pregnancy cravings at bay? Try these easy tips to improve your snacking habits.
How to Make the First Year of Marriage the BEST year
I have heard over and over again that the first year of marriage is the hardest. With financial stresses, busy lives, and the reality of life, I was not surprised to hear this. Knowing that marriage brings many adjustments and mountains to climb, I was expecting some hard times. I saw small glimpses as Carter READ MORE
And They Twain Shall be One
To be honest, I am not the biggest fan of Valentine’s day. I’ve always thought people did too much on one day and too little on every other day of the year to show their love. We should celebrate every day. I’m not much of a fan about the frills and pink hearts, and I’m definitely READ MORE
Preparing For Baby
Yikes. I remember the day we found out we were pregnant. I had missed my period within the first month after going off birth control. Kind of freaking out because I was not expecting it to happen this fast, I read up beforehand and found that a lot of women actually missed their periods in the READ MORE