The ups and downs of returning to work after baby

November 10, 2011

Well, we did it. My first day back to work and Annabelle’s first day of day care is behind us. Thank God. I’d love to tell you that I was anxious about this day all for nothing and it all went swimmingly, but it didn’t. And if one of us had a bad day, I [...]

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My next phase of motherhood: Working Mom.

November 8, 2011

The time has come; I go back to work on Thursday. The initial maternity leave phase of motherhood is coming to a close and it’s now the next phase of my life – becoming a working mom. I have mixed emotions about going to work. Part of me is looking forward to getting a bit [...]

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Five pieces of advice to new moms

November 2, 2011

As I’m exactly one week away from dropping Annabelle off at daycare for the first time, it’s causing me to go into uber reflection mode on the first few months of her life. And as I think about all the things I’ve learned during this time, I wanted to share them in a blog post [...]

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Could I really be a stay at home mom?

October 26, 2011

My anxiety over going back to work in TWO WEEKS is getting worse with each passing day. I don’t know where the hell the time has gone, but not too long ago 4 months of maternity leave sounded like an eternity. And now it’s coming to an end. *WAAAH* I know this sounds so cheesy, [...]

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Losing the baby lump: It’s time to MAKE IT COUNT!

October 20, 2011

Remember about 5 weeks ago when I blogged about my new weight loss journey of “losing the baby lump”? Well I’m here to tell you friends: it ‘aint easy. I’ve heard that people have said it’s bold or brave of me to be so open on my blog about my goal to lose the weight [...]

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How life has changed 3 months into motherhood

October 16, 2011

My, how time is flying by. I can hardly believe it, but Annabelle is officially 3 months old today! When everyone says “enjoy this time now because it won’t last long” – they aren’t kidding! Little AB is getting bigger every day and her personality is really taking shape. She is SO sweet and I [...]

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Baby’s first plane ride – we made it! And OMG….SHE’S TEETHING!!!!

October 6, 2011

I was so nervous to take Annabelle on her first plane ride last Thursday. We had a 4 ½ hour flight from California to visit family in Indiana, and I was a freaking stress ball the whole day leading up to that plane ride. I lost sleep over it days before as I methodically planned [...]

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Check out our precious newborn photography!

September 28, 2011

When Annabelle was about 9 days old we had a professional photographer drop by our house for a little newborn photography session, and I finally have the pics to share with you! (I took forever to pick my images; I could’ve had this A LOT sooner, BTW!) I can’t believe how small Annabelle was during [...]

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I’m letting my baby choose her gender from now on. It’s the ‘PC’ thing to do.

September 20, 2011

Ok, I’m joking about letting my 8-week old daughter choose her gender. The girl is a SHE all the way. But this post topic has been inspired by all the dimwit people who ask me if my baby – covered in pink with pink blankets wrapped around her – is a girl or boy. Now, [...]

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Entering a cutest baby contest – my baby must win or I am a failure.

September 15, 2011

So every mom thinks her baby is the cutest baby on the planet…surely. And I of course, am no different. I’ve already discussed with my husband in great detail how Annabelle’s college will be paid for by her earnings from all the Baby Gap and Gerber ads she will be doing in the coming months. [...]

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