But I Don’t Want You To Feed My Baby

It's weird, a month ago I was counting down the days until we could introduce a bottle. Then something happened... I started to enjoy breastfeeding. I thought I would enjoy it from day 1. And on day 1 and day 2, I did enjoy it. Then day 3 happened. Sores. Bleeding. Ouch. I knew it …

A Rainbow Story of Hope

As most of you probably already know, if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you've probably already seen the announcement (and if you don't follow me on either of those, you definitely should!). RAINBOW BABY H HAS MADE HER ARRIVAL!! That's right folks! My precious rainbow baby that we've been hoping and praying for …

To My Baby Burrito – Guest Post

Contributed by: Mary Kay To my Baby Burrito, I had to take you to the doctor’s office today. You had a pretty bad diaper rash.  Quite the mundane ailment, I must admit.  But nothing about our visit felt mundane today… You had on my *new* favorite shirt of yours.  It is bright orange with a …

My Choice to Attempt a VBAC

I started doing research on VBAC at some point after M was born and I learned that "once a csection, always a csection" wasn't necessarily true. I found loads and loads of information online, friends steered me in the direction of reputable sites to continue my research. I wanted to absorb all things VBAC before …

Newborn Car Seat Safety with GB Asana35 AP {Review}

Getting ready for a new baby when I already have a 3 year old, is a lot more work that I could have imagined. Maybe it's because I take on way too much at one time work-wise or maybe it's avoidance because I've had so much fear in this pregnancy. Whatever the reason, I'm seriously …

Preparing for a New Baby

I have to admit, I have not exactly been enthusiastic about preparing for a new baby in our home. Partly because I'm afraid to do all the prep work for fear that something will go wrong, but also partly because a simple shower causes Braxton Hicks contractions. Any sort of physical effort on my part …

Celebrate Your Rainbow Baby: I Give You Permission

So, my rainbow baby is my 4th pregnancy but 2nd baby. There's a part of me that hates the question "Is this your first baby?" or "Do you have any other children?" I get those questions a lot. I usually answer with "No, I have a 3 year old at home." But I always feel like I'm …

The Parallels of an All-Nighter

It’s 2 in the morning. It's another all-nighter. I am barefoot, walking on a cold surface, on my way to have a feeding. I know I will be back in my warm bed within the hour. And I am hopeful, albeit doubtful, that tomorrow, I will be chipper and ready for a hard-day’s work. I …

I am Just a Mom

Ever since M was born with a heart defect and had to have open-heart surgery, feeding tubes, etc., I've heard "You are so strong!" or "I can't imagine!" or "I don't know how you do it!" After my miscarriages, I got many similar comments about my strength, my courage. I'm here to say, I am Just …

Big News in the House of K

I shared some pretty big news on my personal Facebook page on Tuesday night (aka Christmas Eve Eve). It was really scary to put our exciting news out there and it's even scarier to put our news on here in such a public forum. But, those of you who have followed me for awhile have …