My favorite room in our house is easily Owen’s nursery. I planned it out many months before his arrival and Drew helped make my dream a reality. While I wasn’t able to do as much as I would have liked, it was such a fun process creating this space for our family – mainly for me because Owen didn’t even sleep in there for the first month. The Vision I’ve used PowerPoint to “vision board” a few rooms in our home to help visualize the space with things we already have and potential new pieces. It has been super helpful to see how the different variations of a room would…
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My Breastfeeding Journey & Essentials
My journey with breastfeeding has not been ideal. Breastfeeding was another area of motherhood that I was not properly prepared for. Thankfully I was surrounded by friends and family who supported the “fed is best” mantra (which I did and still do too). I still felt like I saw a lot of positive breastfeeding content that subconsciously made me feel like I HAD to breastfeed. Spoiler alert: After over two months of breastfeeding and many consultations later, I am feeling MUCH better about it. Feel empowered to get as much professional help as you need and remember, there’s no right or wrong way to feed your baby, no matter what…
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Hospital Bag Must-Haves
We just had our baby boy Owen on Valentine’s Day 2024 and I read all of my favorite bloggers’ “what’s in my hospital bag” posts. I had a master list of what I thought were the “must haves” and the “nice to haves”. Now that I’ve gone through the labor, delivery, and hospital recovery experience, my master list went from about 50 items to just a fraction of that. Our main focus was to 1) safely deliver our baby boy (duh) and 2) be as comfortable as possible for our stay. We were planning for a vaginal delivery (which I did have) but you never know what could happen, so…
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Owen’s Birth Story
Our son, Owen Wiley, was born on February 14, 2024 at 4:43 pm. My overall birth experience was amazing and I feel very thankful for the hospital nurses, staff and of course, my doctor, who thankfully was able to be there for the delivery! The Week Before The week before Owen’s arrival, I had experienced minor cramps in the early mornings, sometimes waking me up, but they weren’t any worse than period cramps. Since this was my first birth, I wasn’t sure if those cramps were real contractions or Braxton Hicks contractions. I was on high alert for the 5-1-1 rule (contractions that are 5 minutes apart, that are 1…
