New Mom Real Talk Edition 12
Posted on October 16, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: A look back on a year of momhood Where do I even begin? I wanted to post a reflection on my first year of being a mom, but I didn’t realize it would be so difficult to put my thoughts and emotions into words. It’s been a pretty nostalgic two weeks. The…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 11
Posted on October 2, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: 5 Tips on How to Bake with a Baby Apparently it’s been four months since my last New Mom post. There has been been an amazing amount of change from 7 1/2 months to 11 1/2 months. At that point, L had only been mobile for a few weeks and now…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 7/26/15
Posted on July 26, 2015
Not too much to report here this week. Lately I find myself in a constant wave of ups and downs. The highest moments of joy are with L… he is such an incredibly happy baby and watching him grow and learn continues to be the most amazing experience. But there are moments for sure where…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 10
Posted on June 11, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: Day in the life with a 7 1/2 month old 5:30am I wake up bright and early. Sometimes I can go back to sleep for a few minutes but this morning I catch up on my phone in bed for a bit. 6:00am Now I’m hungry so it’s time to go…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 9
Posted on June 4, 2015
Real life. Some weeks are harder than others. I try really hard not to complain about L because generally, he is a pretty easy baby. I’m knocking on wood as I type this, but it’s true. We’ve been so lucky with him. But you know what? Some weeks, no matter how “perfect” your child is,…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 8
Posted on May 22, 2015
Family Vacation and Tips on Travelling with a Baby We had the BEST time in Florida last week. It was our second time flying with L (last time at 5 months, this time at 7 months) and luckily he did well again. This trip was so wonderful for a lot of reasons. We started off…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 7
Posted on April 30, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: 6-month postpartum body image, dieting, working out etc. My last post on the topic of post-baby body image, etc. was written almost three months ago, so I thought it was time to revisit the topic. Confession time. A few days ago, for the first time since my first trimester of pregnancy,…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 6
Posted on February 26, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: A Day In The Life with a Four Month Old I’ve always enjoyed reading day-in-the-life posts so I figured I’d put one together for you. It ended up being pretty long and probably will bore you, but if you are interested, read on (or just skip the text for cute pictures…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 5
Posted on February 5, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: Mom and Baby Must-Haves (through 16-weeks post-partum) Before L was born, I consulted so many online lists and asked friends what we would need for a newborn. Many of them were helpful but it took just getting through daily life with L to really know what we needed. These aren’t comprehensive…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 4
Posted on January 22, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: body image, dieting, working out and all that jazz. Per usual, I have a lot of thoughts on a subject and sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. However, I think I need to start this post by being honest and saying that prior to being pregnant, I don’t remember…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 3
Posted on January 8, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: Breastfeeding A couple of weeks ago someone asked me if I was breastfeeding L, and when I said yes, she asked, “isn’t it the best?” I practically laughed and said, “no, not really”. Truth be told, the last week and a half has been a drastic improvement over the ten weeks…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 2
Posted on December 17, 2014
New Mom Real Talk: 2 Months Postpartum While I still have so much to say on the topic of breastfeeding, I thought we should take a break and talk about some of the other aspects of momhood. As L turned 2 months old yesterday, I was thinking a lot about where I am in getting…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 1
Posted on December 4, 2014
If I had any doubts about sharing this post on my challenges with breastfeeding, the comments, emails and messages I received after assured me otherwise. And actually, after taking in the response and chatting with a few other new moms, I’ve decided to add a “New Mom Real Talk” blog series. I have a few…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/23/14
Posted on November 23, 2014
Well, it’s been a week. I originally planned to do a full one-month recap on L, but instead I want to share a little of what’s going on in mommy world (with some updates on L as well). So L turned one month old last Sunday and every day of that month (plus the seven…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/8/14
Posted on November 8, 2014
Another week with L has flown by! He hit three weeks on Thursday but what’s SO hard to believe is that he will be one month old next weekend. I hate the fast passing of time because he is just so perfect and snuggly, but I am looking forward to getting his shots and getting…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up (on life with a newborn) 11/1/14
Posted on November 1, 2014
Well, it’s been a few weeks since I posted a weekly update and it feels like forever because SO much has changed since then. In the time since L was born, life has turned around completely. Despite moments of being extremely tired and somewhat overwhelmed, I can honestly say that I am the happiest I’ve…
The Sweetest Thing of All: Introducing L
Posted on October 23, 2014
Welcome to the world, L! The new love of my life (aka Lovebug, Little Peanut, Sweetness, Little Pea, Fart Monster, Baby Boy) was born just one week ago (happy one week birthday, Baby Boy!) at exactly 1:01 am. He arrived a full 8 pounds, 9 ounces of pure deliciousness and measured at 20 inches. We…
10 Tips for Putting Together a Baby Registry
Posted on August 14, 2014
I’m no expert, but after being overwhelmed by baby registries I thought it would be useful to share some of what I learned! 1. Ask a friend. My best friend had a baby a few months ago and I trust her judgment on baby products (and well, everything). I knew that she would have a…
