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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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Advice (You Haven’t Heard) for New Parents
Read More: Advice (You Haven’t Heard) for New ParentsGood advice is worth its weight in gold. Now I’m not saying that you’ve never heard any of this advice, but I am saying that some of it is probably new, and worth taking heed. I am an avid reader and researcher, and have loved raising my two boys with this knowledge in hand. I…
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Why I Love Using Essential Oils as a Mom
Read More: Why I Love Using Essential Oils as a MomI started using essential oils around 4 years ago. I got a diffuser for Christmas, researched essential oil brands and and begun diffusing a few fairly basic blends. It wasn’t until I became a mom though, that essential oils began to be more important in my life. Two years ago, I was trying to figure…
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A breastfeeding Saga: how to nurse a baby with a tongue tie
Read More: A breastfeeding Saga: how to nurse a baby with a tongue tieDisclaimer: I am not a medical professional. This story and advice is personal to my own experience, so please consult with your doctor before implementing any of the ideas or advice below. When I was pregnant with baby #2, I had written down one piece of advice for myself. Check to see if baby is…
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Let’s talk about Breastfeeding: my journey with my first baby
Read More: Let’s talk about Breastfeeding: my journey with my first babyBefore I had Aiden, I knew that I wanted to breastfeed. I assumed it would be challenging, but that we would figure it out. And hey, I had read 1/3 of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding so I felt like I was prepared, right? (Shakes head fervently) In the Hospital Fast forward to the moment Aiden was…
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I Didn’t Know How Much Being a Mama Would Change Me
Read More: I Didn’t Know How Much Being a Mama Would Change MeI didn’t know how much being a mama would change me. I didn’t know how much I’d love it. How much I’d love you. I didn’t know how much joy I would have from watching you sleep. From holding you in my arms, from seeing you smile. I didn’t know how fast time would go.…
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Rituals and Rhythm: Making the Mundane More Meaningful
Read More: Rituals and Rhythm: Making the Mundane More MeaningfulWritten by Beth Chikobe If your social media feeds are much like mine, scrolling over the past week has given you dozens of different perspectives on starting the new year. And yet for those of us who are moms–we know not much of our daily routine will change just because we’ve moved from the last…
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Graham Owen: The Night We Met
Read More: Graham Owen: The Night We MetI love reflecting upon the birth stories of each of my boys. Each birth was unique in its own way, and has been so fun to remember and recount to them. Matt and I did a lot of preparation in order to have Aiden & Graham naturally, and I want the boys to know how…
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On the Night You Were Born
Read More: On the Night You Were BornThere’s this book that we got from some of our sweet friends, Kyle + Joanna, called On the Night You Were Born. We read it to Aiden regularly before bed and I just love the theme of the book–that all the stars and creation celebrated on the night of baby’s birth. A birth story is such…
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Make These Home-run Dinners For Your Family This Week
I was recently chatting with some friends about home-run dinners that we make for our families. You know, the ones your kids beg for you to make? We all need more of those in our dinner rotation, so I wanted to share my top 5. Each of these recipes are 1) delicious 2) easy to…
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You’ve got to make this Fall Dessert: Apple Snacking Cake
This apple snacking cake tastes like quintessential Fall. It is filled with apples and cinnamon and works great with gluten free flour. It’s sweet enough to be a dessert but also doubles as a Fall bread, making it perfectly acceptable to snack on all throughout the day. Make this when you get your next apple…
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Delicious Takeout You Should Make at Home: Chinese Chili-Chicken
I saw this recipe on Instagram a couple years ago and it immediately hooked me. The promise of delicious takeout made right at home. I made it once and knew we had a winner–a recipe that has earned a weekly spot on our dinner rotation. I’ve adapted the recipe over time, made it gluten free,…
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