Posts tagged first time mom
The 4 Ways I Make My Baby's Room DARK for Naps

All the baby sleep pros will tell you that it’s really important to make sure the baby’s room is dark dark dark to allow the best nap environment possible. This is how I’ve done it for both my babies: with these 4 items!

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A Gender Neutral Nursery That Isn't Gray & Yellow

We didn’t find out the gender of our first baby until he was born. Crazy, right?! So much of the gender neutral nursery inspo I found was gray, yellow, and green. None of that tickled my fancy so I did my own thing and I love how it turned out. It has worked for over a year for my son and it definitely would have worked for a baby girl, too!

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The Best & Worst Maternity Jeans + Jeggings (I tried 9 pairs!)

I spent a lot (probably too much) time buying, trying on, exchanging, returning and eventually keeping, some maternity jeans and jeggings. Here are my findings, including: which pairs I kept, which are runner ups, which to pass on, and which I recommend sizing up in.

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Loving Lately Eighth Edition

Lately I am loving the microblading I had done on my eyebrows, my linen bed sheets, Amazon subscriptions, maternity lounge pants and a car dashboard camera.

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One Year with Wyatt Part 3: Reflecting

As I am writing this, Wyatt is already considered a toddler. He moved rooms at daycare the week of his birthday. It all happened so fast! How did my baby go from 4 lbs 7 oz to a babbling, crawling, scooting, giggling little human? Here’s what I’ve learned the past year…

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Baby Items | My Favorite, Most-Used & Can Do Without

For the past four and a half months I’ve spent a lot of time trying things; trying new things and different things, and attempting to use all the things that were highly recommended by others. Here’s my list of our most-used baby items, including 5 items that I tested several versions of before landing on the one that worked best for us. Plus, 5 items I thought I needed but totally didn’t!

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6 Things That I Didn’t Expect About Pregnancy

To be frank, most women hide their pregnancies for the first trimester, so I feel like it’s not talked about a lot. I’m here to talk about it. Also, maybe you’re like me and don’t have a lot of family or close friends with kids so it’s not a world you’ve been very in tune to. That being said, my pregnancy experience so far has come with a lot of surprises! Nothing out of the ordinary, but being a first time momma means there’s so much to learn with every stage of pregnancy and beyond.

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