Month: March 2021
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It’s Go Time! What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag
Read More: It’s Go Time! What to Pack in Your Hospital BagAs the days got nearer to my son’s due date, I wanted to make sure our hospital bags were packed and ready to go. We packed 3 bags–1 for mama, 1 for dad, and 1 for baby. Once the bags were packed, I tied a colored ribbon on each so that Matt would know which…
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The Best Easter Activities to Try This Week
Read More: The Best Easter Activities to Try This WeekThis Sunday marks the start of Holy Week beginning with Palm Sunday, and we are so excited to go big for Easter! My oldest is now 3, and had the BEST time at Christmas this year, so I’m hoping to do some easter activities that put this Holiday on par with Christmas. Because why not…
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Experiencing the Lord’s Love Even Through Miscarriage
Read More: Experiencing the Lord’s Love Even Through MiscarriageWritten by Amanda McCullough As I sat alone in the ultrasound exam room at the OBGYN, not with the eagerness of visits past but with despair in my heart yet again, I tried to hold back tears. I would not get to see another child of mine, but instead an empty ultrasound image that showed…
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How to have a low-risk pregnancy and prepare for Natural Labor
Read More: How to have a low-risk pregnancy and prepare for Natural LaborI need to begin this post by saying that I didn’t know that I wanted to have a natural labor the first time I was pregnant. My friend, Hannah, was telling me about her labor and she said a phrase I have never heard anyone else say. She said, “I absolutely loved my labor.” That…
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What You Need To Know About The COVID-19 Vaccine As a Mama
Read More: What You Need To Know About The COVID-19 Vaccine As a MamaWritten by Katie Polk. About the author: Katie lives in Frederick, MD and currently works in Public Health as part of the COVID-19 response. She recently got engaged and as if work right now wasn’t busy enough, now she’s planning a wedding too! Katie loves walking around downtown Frederick, going for bike rides, trying new…
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How to start “Independent Play time” for your Child
Read More: How to start “Independent Play time” for your ChildHave you ever heard of mamas using playpens for their children and wondered about it? Whether it was a good idea? Whether it would work? Whether your child would actually do it? What about how your child AND you might benefit if you tried it? Well friend, I’m here to say that it’s not only…
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Baby Nursery Must Haves for the Minimalist Mama
Read More: Baby Nursery Must Haves for the Minimalist MamaHey, mama! I am so excited for this new journey of motherhood that you have begun. If you’re reading this post, you are probably searching through the many, very long lists of what you’ve been told your new baby needs in their nursery. While I do think there are some key things to have in…
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Good Options for When Mama Doesn’t Feel Like Cooking
Read More: Good Options for When Mama Doesn’t Feel Like CookingI don’t know about you but some days, I just don’t want to cook. We have the ingredients, I have the plan, the problem is that I just don’t feel like it. I’m tired after a day of working and mom-ing and it’s the last thing I want to do. So I pulled together a…
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The Best Books to Read for Expecting Parents
Read More: The Best Books to Read for Expecting ParentsOne of the first things I felt when I learned that I was becoming a mama, was that I didn’t know much. I had babysat in high school and college and even nannied post-college a bit, but when it came to pregnancy, labor, and raising a child I didn’t know where to begin. Not only…
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Why My Kids Love our Advent Card Tradition
Christmas has become my kids’ favorite holiday of the year. They love it so much in fact, that they convinced me to celebrate Christmas in July this past summer. Now, I get it, everyone loves Christmas–but for our family, one tradition in particular has made it a cause for celebration all month long—Advent Cards. And…
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To My Son, on your Due Date
I promise I began this post on your due date, Wells. It’s just that–you’re the fourth child and while I had every intention of writing the full story of your birth on your actual due date (since you came 8 days early!), it’s taken me a few additional days to write it down. And, to…
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