Whether your family is planning for a third child well in advance or as soon as you get the news that you are pregnant with #3 (yay!) there are many things that parents can do to help get ready for bringing their third baby home. Telling the Family How will you be telling your children … Continue reading Preparing for Baby Number Three
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The Many Phases of Mom
From newborn mom, to preggo mom, to "two under two" mom, and even trashcan mom (what?!)... here are some of the many phases of a young mom.
The Power of A Mommy Tribe: My Story
A story about how I decided to go back to school as a working Mom of 3. We decided we wanted to have a 3rd child. Actually, my husband was ready before I was. Once Hunter turned 4, for whatever reason, I decided, I was ready too. Maybe it was because I had transitioned and … Continue reading The Power of A Mommy Tribe: My Story
The diaper bag- disassembled
Way too many times have we gone out and I have forgotten a crucial item. It tends to be the most critical item that we need and there it is, left at home. Have you read the book, Checklist Manifesto? Diaper bag requires a checklist because there are too many things that baby needs and … Continue reading The diaper bag- disassembled
Hunter’s First baseball game
Hunter is so excited to start baseball. With the first weekend's games having been canceled due to weather, his first actual game was last night, April 17th. Josh is an assistant coach and Hunter proudly wears number 7. Hunter got all of his gear- ball bag, bat, balls and helmet for his birthday last week. … Continue reading Hunter’s First baseball game
Baby essentials
When asked, "how's it going with 3?" I told a good friend, we don't have any bad days but we may have a few bad hours. Wyatt is 2 weeks old and we have learned a lot and are trying to get into our groove as a family of five. Anyway, as baby has been … Continue reading Baby essentials
3 days in the world
Here we are 3 days post partum, Wyatt isn't even 72 hours old yet but boy have we been busy. We left the hospital after 24 hours and in that time he learned to breastfeed like a champ, passed his hearing test with flying colors, had a circumcision, got a heel prick, a vaccine and … Continue reading 3 days in the world