Mommyhood
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My Favorite Baby Clothing Brands
There are SO many baby clothing brands out there, it’s kind of hard to know which ones are truly the best! I love Carter’s for good every day outfits or holidays, but I find their sizing to sometimes be so OFF! Also, almost everything is 100% cotton so your little one may grow out of it very quickly because there’s little to no stretch in the fabric. I’ve discovered some brands that should hopefully last you a long time 🙂 In terms of sizing, I can’t be the only person who still has trouble figuring out sizing with all the different brands! Sometimes I order something in her current size…
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Awesome Children’s Book Subscription Service
As a former preschool special education teacher, you can imagine I have read many children’s books. I absolutely love the classics like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, but what I love even more than the classics is discovering new books I have never heard of before! That’s where Split Rock Books and their book subscription services comes in. They are a small business in Cold Spring, New York and can ship you any books they carry. My sister-in-law gifted M a picture book subscription for the holidays and I loved the idea so much, we purchased a board book subscription as well! Split Rock Books subscriptions get…
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Most Helpful Instagram Accounts for First Time Moms
I created this blog post back when I started this blog, but I’m updating it now to reflect all the awesome accounts I follow on instagram: Pregnancy/Postpartum/Breastfeeding/Formula @bemybreastfriend @mommy.labornurse @karrie_locher @milkymamallc @theformulamom Feeding/Starting Solids @solidstarts @babyledweanteam @feedinglittles Babies/Toddlers Development @milestones.and.motherhood @biglittlelearners @jenniemonness @speechsisters @biglittlefeelings Survival Swimming in CT @infantaquaticsCT Classes @mygymorangect @musicalfolk Play Activities & Crafts & Sensory Play @thecreativelearningco @hillkitco @the_dough_project @montessoridadsway @kidssensoryplay @inspiremyplay @inspired_little_learners @7daysofplay @mothercould @busytoddler Car Seat Safety @safeintheseat
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Great Ways to Stay Connected During a Pandemic
Staying in touch with family and friends has been at the forefront for me since the pandemic began. I wanted to find a way to share all of the pictures I have taken of our new little love with family and friends, even if I can’t see them in person for months! Pictures run in my blood (my poppee was a photographer and my mom lives for taking a million photos) so naturally my camera roll on my phone is FILLED with so many pictures, so I wanted to find ways to share these with those closest to me! I wanted to share all the ways we’ve been able to…
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What Happens When Mom Doesn’t Take Care of Herself
As a mom we often get caught up in making sure everything gets done (dishes, laundry, work stuff, to-do lists, etc) and we end up neglecting ourselves. I did this a week ago and ended up feeling so sick that I was nervous I had COVID (getting sick during a pandemic can be scary)! I started to have symptoms (sore throat, cough, lower back pain) that could have meant I had COVID, so I went and got a rapid test that night and it came back in a few hours and it was negative (thank g-d). I still wasn’t convinced so the next morning my husband and I got PCR…
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My Thoughts on Internet Privacy and Blogging
When I decided to start this blog, one thought I kept having was how putting myself on the internet could be very scary since the internet can be a frightening place. So when I decided to start a mom-blog I had to take into account my daughter and her privacy. She’s only 6 months old and I don’t feel comfortable publicly putting her picture on the web. I never really thought about this before since I have a private account on instagram and only have followers who are family and friends. Having a public instagram account has made me rethink everything I post. Now, when I plan a post with…
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Top 12 Baby Products Through Six Months
The products I’m sharing below are the things we have used the most these past 6 months! There are so many products out there, but I wanted to share what has worked for us. Everyone is different, especially babies, so something that has worked for us may not work for you, but I do think most of these baby products will be great to have in your baby arsenal! All the links I’ve attached are from the product’s own company websites or where I purchased it. Doona This car seat/stroller is the BEST, it’s a car seat with wheels! The fact that we don’t have to have a separate stroller…
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Why I Started This Blog
I created this blog as a place for me to write about my experience as a mom [a whole 6 months!] I’m hoping it can be a space for me to share all that I’ve learned and things I have yet to learn with other mamas out there. Becoming a mom during a pandemic was scary to say the least. The pregnancy I had in my head was not the pregnancy I experienced. All baby classes were virtual which made it difficult to have a true baby class experience and sadly I was forced to attend many doctor appointments alone. At this point you’re probably thinking, wow this is depressing…