One year ago, we decided to start this blog and published our first post. We knew nothing about blogging and, admittedly, very little about social media. We were two English teachers with toddler boys who thought it would be fun to have a writing outlet and a reason to go shopping together. Everything has changed […]
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We don’t live glamorous lives. We’re not jet-setters, we don’t attend swanky parties, and we practically live at Target. We’re moms. And we’re like every other mom we know. We stay up nights worrying. We are racked with guilt. We’re exhausted. We are a little heavier than we should be. We question everything. We pump […]
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The Story of My First Run Post-Baby 9:15AM Me: Ok, you got this. First time back out there. Gonna get rid of that baby weight no problem. Just an easy 3 miles. 9:16AM Me: Owww F*@$ Sh@* (Armed crossed across chest for the rest of the run) The End I used to have little boobs. So […]
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So you’ve just spent the last 9 months+ of your life playing host to a tiny miracle complete with nausea, back aches, restless nights, stretch marks and swollen ankles. Now you spend every waking second cuddling, rocking, feeding and worrying about this squiggly bundle of joy. And the journey has just begun. We know […]
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Our first postpartum outing was obviously a shopping trip. Having been shrouded in maternity clothes all winter, we were anxious to usher in warmer weather in clothes without side rouching and elastic waistbands. And, of course, we hadn’t seen each other in weeks, so we were desperate for some best friend time and exposure to […]
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When we were both still pregnant, we made a promise that we would meet once a week while were on maternity leave to just get out of the house. Even though there is so much joy in those first weeks, we both also recognized that the first time around, it could be incredibly lonely. But […]
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Around these parts, Erinn is and will always be the braid expert (see her original braid post here). I, however, am a braid moron. I think, like all other moral deficiencies, this stems back to childhood. All my female peers were out learning to braid on their American Girl dolls, effectively destroying Samantha’s pristine tresses, […]
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So it turns out that all doesn’t end well when you reach the end of the third trimester, in fact, as I’m learning very quickly the second time around, the fourth trimester is in a lot of ways, the most difficult of them all. Everything in my life seems to be in a state of […]
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I have kept two children alive for four weeks now, so that pretty much makes me an expert on being a mother of two, right? On several of these days, I have managed to both shower and eat lunch, which means I’m winning at momming. And on one of those days, we actually packed up our […]
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I left the house today for the first time in a week…by myself and it was amazing. After having a c-section for the second time(and realizing that I am not in fact wonder woman) I have spent the majority of my newborn’s life literally in a holding pattern. Not able to drive, not able to lift anything heavier […]
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