My first month or so as a new mother was marked by a horrible breast-feeding experience. Check out my full story here. Although I was delighted to finally have my baby in my arms, I could not help but feel as if I was living a nightmare. The truth of the matter…
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How to nurture a fearless toddler.
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” – Tina Fey No, I am not crazy, my fourteen month old has yet to go down a waterslide. But, a few weeks ago my husband came back to…
My breastfeeding story; my nightmare.
This post was initially published on September 09, 2016 and has since been edited after reading about a first time mother who lost her child just ten days after his birth due to accidental starvation. Looking back now, that easily could have been me. Now instead of celebrating almost two…
My wild.
“I am your parent, you are my child. I am your quiet place, you are my wild.” – Maryann K Cusimano As a child myself, I never truly liked parks. I was an odd child, to say the least. I loved being home and playing “office.” I wanted to go to…
I can’t even keep a succulent alive.
If you’re in California, you know that the craze right now in the garden world are succulents. This is mainly due to the drought that California is experiencing. In order to help the cause, instead of picking out regular flowers, I decided to pick up some succulents. My plan was…
Flashback Friday: Nick’s 1st Birthday Party – Daniel Tiger Themed
Had I been a good blogger and kept up with this blog last year, I would have been able to document all of my DIY madness that led up to a very eventful first birthday party for my little one. But, since I wasn’t.. I will have to recap it…
Adventures with the mouse.
Let’s go back about six years, back then my husband (then boyfriend) and I would spend a lot of time at Disneyland since we were annual pass holders and well we really did not have a care in the world (other than college). Fast forward to this weekend when we…
One of those weeks.
Let’s just say that everything was a blur for me this past week from Tuesday to Friday. Just when I thought I had caught up with everything I had, boom … There I was again drowning in paperwork, hearings here, hearings there, clients calling, blah blah blah. Bottom line: I…
Throwback Thursday, the birth.
Hello! Today I’m bringing you a little #ThrowbackThursday story, more specifically my labor & birth story. I cannot believe it’s been over a year & I am definitely glad I wrote it out last year when a lot of the details were still fresh in my mind. As I edited…