Quinn doesn't start school until 9/9...like what?! Sooo late...basically Christmas break, but many of your kids are back to school and you're back to packing lunches. I've had many requests from moms who are packing lunches for the first time asking for tips, tricks, and meal ideas! I've got you! I encourage you to think about packing your kiddos lunch with the same mindset that you … [Read more...]

Schedule: Kins in on a loose eat, wake, sleep schedule. Her wake window is between 60-90 minutes right now. I'm trying to not let her get more than 4-5 hours of day sleep and she is going down around 7:30-8:00pm at night. I find the routine of bath, bottle, and book helps her get that last wake window when she's real tired from the day. Sleep: We recently moved her into her room and … [Read more...]

I'm 8 weeks postpartum and well into my 4th trimester. I wrote this post about how I planned to handle my mental health this time around and I've been able to follow through on a lot of my postpartum goals. Postpartum can be messy, scary, isolating at times, and just plain hard. My postpartum experience with Quinn was rough and to be honest I was not expecting it to go much better this time. … [Read more...]

I'm taking a break from all the baby content and spam today to get back to some nutrition talk. Summer is officially here and lately I've been hearing friends starting to talk about weight gain over the summer due to drinking more, traveling, and just not being on a consistent routine with eating and exercise. Feeling this way can cause a knee jerk reaction to engage in a drastic dietary … [Read more...]

Here is a peak at the 0-2 month box I got for Kinsley. What is Baby Doc Box? Baby Doc Box is a pediatrician curated subscription box for baby and parent's first year. Every 2 months you receive a box that provides 5-8 well researched, practical, safe, and developmentally on-point toys and tips for you baby's age. I wish I had this subscription box with Quinn 5 years ago, but thankful I … [Read more...]

I live in this spot now...feeding 8-12 x day is a full time job! This post is for my pregnant mamas who plan to breastfeed (pin this post) and for those mamas currently breastfeeding and wanting to keep up their milk supply. While there isn't a lot of science or research to back up claims about specific foods increasing milk supply, I'm sharing some tips that can help with milk supply. … [Read more...]

The 4th trimester is something I didn't prepare for or even know about when I had Quinn. Essentially the 4th trimester is the 12-week period immediately after you have had your baby. It is a time of serious physical and emotional change as your baby adjusts to being outside the womb, and you adjust to your new with your baby. This is often the time when baby blues or PP anxiety and depression … [Read more...]

I really haven't shopped much for anything besides a few maternity items and baby essentials over these past 8 months. Since I'm likely going to be living mostly in comfortable athleisure clothing this summer with the new babe, I'm wanting to snag a few new things from Lululemon to update my wardrobe. Here are some new items and summer colors I currently have in my cart! The zipper front … [Read more...]

With my due date quickly approaching, I'm finding myself pretty much set for all things baby and now needing to think about myself and what postpartum life is going to look like. Our weekends have been pretty chill lately...house projects (my husband) and nesting mode (me). I've started to think about what sort of snacks and lactation goodies I can make now, freeze, and have ready to go when I … [Read more...]

The Last Letter from Your Lover When I found out this book was being turned into a Netflix movie I had to read it. I've liked a few other Jojo Moyes books in the past (Me Before You- ugh so good!) so I figured this book would be good too. I LOVED it! In the book there are two love stories going on, one in the 1960's and one present day and they are intertwined. I found myself so invested in the … [Read more...]