Lovelies, And just like that it was September. I cannot even believe how this year is flying past, how is summer already behind us? I have been completely swept up this last week in all things domesticated. Organizing my house-more
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Micro Post: Unintended Consequence
Hello Lovelies, Something that people who have ‘naturally’ conceived their kids have probably never thought of it… is this kid, for sure, 100% mine? Like, they took my eggs and hubby’s sperm but did they for sure mix them together?
Micro Post: Parenting In Front Of Others
Hey Lovelies, Something that I thought a lot about when I was trying to get pregnant was how much the other people in my life also wanted me to get pregnant. I was desperate for it, for myself and my
Micro Post: Fatigue
Hey Lovelies, I’m burnt out y’all. I feel like that line in The Weeknd’s song “Everybody ’round me sayin’ I should relax cause, I’ve been goin’ hard ’til my eyes roll back but”… I’ve been going full steam ahead since
Micro Post: “That Mom”
Hey lovelies, I have a confession to make: I am “that mom”. You know when people, usually groups of women, are gossiping and someone will eventually roll their eyes and exclaim, “Ugh, she’s ‘that mom’.” “That mom” is a catch
Nanny Does Motherhood – Part 2- Not The Nanny
Hey Lovelies, Man oh man, sometimes having been a nanny is good. Like solid feeding, for example. I know that gagging is part of it and that gagging can LOOK like choking but is not actually choking. I even know
Micro Post: Milestone Rant
Hey Lovelies, Just a quick rant about baby milestones. When the hell did it become ‘normal’ for kiddos to reach milestones super early?! I feel like there are the actual guidelines that Dr.’s follow regarding a milestone and then there
Bean Sprout Update: 6 Months Old
Hey Lovelies! My baby is growing up so fast. I cannot even believe that this little sweetheart is 6 months old! Now, I’m probably biased but let me rave a bit about how freaking awesome my son is. 1.He is
Micro Post: When Anxiety Hits STFU
Hey Lovelies, I have a saying that I repeat in my head when I find I’m getting overly anxious about anything baby related. “Mothers in Africa don’t worry about this stuff!!” or, alternatively, “What would mothers in the bush do?”.
Embryos to Babies: Frozen Potential
Hey Lovelies, Now that Bean Sprout is approaching the half year mark I’ve found that I’m thinking more about our other embryos. We were blessed in that 4 embryos, out of our initial 6, made it all the way through.