Just a stay-at-home mother of four writing about books, parenting, and life in general. I hope you enjoy the ride.
Mother’s Day is approaching fast! Instead of a post about all the amazing gifts you could get your mother, I thought I’d share all the motherhood quotes I love. Some of these quotes are funny, some are insightful, and some are inspiring. I hope you read these quotes and they…
Hello, fellow breastfeeding/pumping Mama! How are you feeling during this formula shortage? In all honesty, I wasn’t sure I would fully breastfeed my 4th baby. Sure, I had goals and ideas about making it work but I also knew I could use formula if I wanted. Then of course the…
Father’s Day is right around the corner! I have a question for all of you: Do you give a gift to your husband/ father of your children? Normally, Luke and I exchange gifts on Mother’s and Father’s Day but this year with Cooper being born so close to Mother’s Day…
If I’m being completely honest about myself as a mother, I’m definitely a “bare minimum” mom. What is a “bare minimum” mom? Well, I’m the kind of mom who does the bare minimum and that rings true for the holiday season. This year I’m going to change that. I’m ready…
Hello everyone! I can’t believe it but we made it to April! How was everyone’s Easter? We had our families over for Easter and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I do an Easter egg hunt for the kids and some of our siblings. It’s funny to watch everyone run around our…
It’s December and that means we can OFFICIALLY talk about Christmas! YAY! IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME! Bring out the Christmas decorations and blast the music! Ok, now that we are all in the Christmas mood let’s talk about the stocking stuffers. Every year I seem to blank on what to put…
Hello third trimester mom! This is my third time packing a hospital bag! While I would LOVE to say I have the packing the hospital bag down pat, I’m a bit of an “over-packer”. This year I’ve decided to write everything down that I’m packing in my hospital bag in…
I’m officially 27 weeks pregnant!! For all you readers who don’t know which weeks are what trimesters, your third trimester starts at 28 weeks. Since I’m almost at the last trimester, I figured I would post all the stuff that got me through my second trimester! Note: these items are…
This is a list of my 8 first trimester essentials. Everything on it has helped me through the first few months of pregnancy! (updated: 3/19/25) Recently I’ve had people ask me how this pregnancy is going compared to my first two. Believe me when I say that this pregnancy is…
Are you considering potty training your child but don’t know if they are ready. Well here are the 8 signs that I’ve noticed with my boys that told me they are ready to be potty trained. First, what age should potty training start? I looked this up and the answer…