Five weeks ago I welcomed my fifth baby to my family. That still blows my mind–five kids!! It feels like a circus at my house. I want to say I love every second of it, but let’s be real. I have five kids and one of them is a newborn. It has been hard. I…
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My Biggest Project for 2018
If you’re on my newsletter list, you might remember a wee little announcement I made a couple months ago. But to the rest of the world, I finally am coming clean about my biggest most secretive project for 2018…yep! I’m pregnant. 🙂 I’m almost 34 and I have to say, this pregnancy has made…
My Birth Story #4
On May 10th, at 1:40 pm, I welcomed my fourth child into the world. It was a beautiful experience, one of my best birth stories. And it’s going to be long and detailed. The weeks leading up to his birth were torturous. Each day dragged on, despite my attempts to fill each day with fun…
20 Things for Postpartum Recovery
I know this is primarily a DIY blog, but the only thing I’ve been DIY-ing lately is a ginormous baby growing inside me. This is my fourth baby and it’s been fun to be pregnant again after four years. I’m 36 weeks now and hopefully this babe will be born in the next three weeks…
Giving Thanks: Pregnancy
I am 39 weeks and 5 days pregnant. I am tired, crampy, and uncomfortable. Every morning I wake up sad, thinking, “I’m still pregnant.” But next week is Thanksgiving and it makes me consider all that I have to be thankful for. I’m thankful that I’m 39 weeks and 5 days pregnant. It’s a tremendous…
You Might Be 8 Months Pregnant If…
Last day to enter the Fat Quarter Shop Giveaway! ******** You might be 8 months pregnant if… …Cleaning the house is all done by foot. You’ve got that toy shuffle down pat. …Dressing up translates into you actually wearing your own clothes instead of your hubby’s t-shirts. …You can go from feeling fine to feeling…
Paint Chip Chandelier
I had a fabulous baby shower last week. My best friend threw it for me and she and I worked on the decorations together. Lots of the decorations were things that I wanted to use in my baby’s nursery. (Her ‘some day’ nursery.) I knew once I saw something similar on Pinterest, I wanted to make…
I’m craving a burger and fries.
What a relief.I’m so glad the cat’s outta the bag. Some of you might have guessed (Nina) by all my griping and asking for help. Um…remember how I had a whole month of guest posters? Thanks again by the way. So now you all get to endure the next six months of me giving you…
