It is unbelievably hard to share my story publicly, but I feel a need to. I’m the mama of a lost baby named Faith.Read More »
Tag: motherhood

Essential oils for Labor & Delivery
The best thing you can do for your body during labor and delivery is to relax and remain calm. It can be difficult to do that when you are working hard to bring your baby into the world, so essential oils can be a huge asset to your birth plan to help you labor naturally! Read More »

Mamahood
It’s 11:40 am and I am finally eating breakfast. Yes, breakfast. Being a mama is hard work, and I am at a point were I either feel like eating UDairy Creamery out of all of their ice cream or sitting down to share a bit of my story. So, I’m picking the better option, I think.Read More »

“Does She Sleep Through the Night?” Nope, and that’s OK.
Last night, I went back to co-sleeping with my daughter, and it was the best decision I’ve made in a long time. Here are three things you need to know. I’m not about to tell you how to get your baby to sleep through the night, and I’m not going to advocate for only sleep training or only co-sleeping, but I am going to tell you how to get the best kind of sleep for everyone in your family.Read More »

Dishes, Diapers and Oatmeal
Every morning I come downstairs to cleaned dishes and a breakfast made and ready to heat up. Yes, my husband makes me oatmeal every morning, and I love it. I know what you’re thinking. Oatmeal? Yes, but this oatmeal is the best. I literally eat it every day of the week and never get tired of it. He made the recipe. No added sugar. It’s awesome. But this post isn’t about his oatmeal, it’s about him.Read More »

A woman’s journey through the first trimester
Charging at the waves with a glass in my hand, as Aaron Weiss so deftly put it, pushes up against the unparalleled feelings I have felt thus far. It seems some days I would charge into the wild joy I felt, knowing life was inside me, made by love. Charge like a wild mare I would and then collapse into a wall of despair as if all the wind had been swept from my lungs. Can any pregnant woman relate? Maybe any woman can relate. And so begins the recounting of my first trimester.Read More »