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Micro Nesting

One of the hardest parts of being pregnant for me, both this time and last time, was the inability to nest. Some girls dream of their wedding day, I dreamt of my home life. I dreamt of being with and...

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Monthly Moments | November 2019

Man, this year though. I think I can safely say that this has been the hardest year of my life. With things being so crazy lately, I've had a lot on my mind. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about what...

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Poems of Motherhood | August 2019

8/2/2019For EverlyWatching you hurtI wishwhat so many mothers have wishedthat I could take it for youinstead I hold youmurmur "I know" over again8/4/2019For EverlyToday you went to Nursery for the...

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Letter to Our Baby Boy

Dear Little Man,We are so excited to meet you. I definitely wasn't this ready to have your sister when she came, but bags are packed, meals prepped, diapers bought... the list is almost completely...

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Poems of Motherhood | September + December 2019

And just like that, we'll be caught up to the present day. I kind of like that, because it will keep me writing in the moment, but I also am a little nervous. Posting these a little behind where we are...

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Greyson's Birth Story

I love reading birth stories. Especially when I'm pregnant or have just given birth. There's something magical about reading how all these little babies came into the world. Everly's birth story was a...

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Greyson's Birth Story Part II

As I said before, I love reading birth stories, but when I was thinking about writing out Greyson's birth story I realized that I wanted to know the other side of his birth story. I wanted to know what...

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Poems of Motherhood | January 2020

I started writing poems every night before bed. Brian has kindly, once again, taken the 8-midnight "shift" so I can get some sleep. I was going to pare these down and share only a few, but I loved them...

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Cloth Diapering | 6 Months In

Well, we made it to 6 months. If I recall correctly, 6 months was about where we would be breaking even with what it cost us to use disposables. So basically from here on out we would be saving money....

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Couples Finance

One of the hardest parts of adjusting to marriage for me was figuring out how to do finances. Before we were married I was so used to taking care of my own finances and having complete control over...

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Monthly Moments | February 2020

We're two months into our new normal of having two kids. Honestly, that first month was ROUGH. Everly had a hard time with the adjustment and we all got sick. It was just hard. I was so grateful for...

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Poems of Motherhood | February 2020

As I went through this month's poems it was interesting to me to see the themes. Things that I didn't notice when I was writing them. Certainly, I knew that I was struggling a little bit with loving my...

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The Fourth Trimester

I remember hearing about the “fourth trimester” in an ad for maternity leggings when I was pregnant with Everly. I feel like it’s something that is talked about a lot more now, but still isn’t talked...

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Poems of Motherhood | March 2020

3/1/20For GreysonYou fell asleep in my lapA straight line out in front of meI cupped my hands around your tiny shouldersRemembered what it was like when you were inside me kicking aroundYou’ve gotten...

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Monthly Moments | April 2020

We are now over a month into "social distancing" or "quarantine". Whatever you call it and however you're doing it, we're going through it separately and together. I have honestly loved it. I have...

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Poems of Motherhood | April 2020

I didn't write as often this month. I worried that when I put these all together that there wouldn't be enough. It turns out that I love this month's poems much more than I thought I would.4/2/20For...

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Monthly Moments | May 2020

Well, May went by in a flash! After April lasting approximately 12 months... I can't believe that things are already opening up here in Utah. I don't feel ready. I feel scared. I feel like it's too...

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Poems of Motherhood | May 2020

5/1/20For EverlyToday you criedYou wanted me to hold you And I triedBut Greyson was cryingHe wanted me to hold him too It’s hardBeing torn this wayI'm tied so tightly to both of you 5/2/20For Everly...

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Monthly Moments | June 2020

June was honestly a really hard month for me. Everything got REALLY heavy. Between all that has been happening in the world and all the regular pressures of motherhood, I was kind of depressed most of...

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Monthly Moments | July 2020

         Well, as you can see I didn't post anything in the month of July. I decided to do Camp NaNoWriMo and kind of put everything else to the side. For those of you who don't know, Camp NaNoWriMo is...

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Poems of Motherhood | June 2020

6/1/20For EverlyI love the little thingsThat you call small rocks “crumbs”That you say “Daddy is a man right now”The way you kiss Greyson goodnight before his napsTell us each night that you “threw...

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Cloth Diapering | 1 Year In

 Well, we made it to a year. Honestly, it snuck up on me! Time has been so weird since quarantine started that I almost missed the anniversary entirely. I'm not sure if I'll do another post on cloth...

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Poems of Motherhood | July 2020

 7/1/20For EverlyYour tiny handsWith those delicate fingersYou have always been able to pick up the smallest thingsPressing thumb and forefinger togetherBefore anything elseYou could bring those...

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Monthly Moments | September 2020

 This salad has been my favorite food this month. In fact, I didn't try any new recipes this month, but this salad is a hodgepodge of a couple other recipes I have tried in the last few months and...

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Poems of Motherhood | August 2020

 8/3/20For GreysonSo begins the danceTo keep supplyIt was the same with your sisterAnd I foughtTo nurse her for 1 yearI thought it made me a better MamaI will fightFor youTooIn whatever wayMakes meA...

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