And now it is Sunday evening. I have had anxiety all day as I will be back in the office and our baby will start daycare. I have mixed emotions. I am sad that another chapter [maternity leave #2] has come to an end, yet happy because a new chapter is beginning. … Read More Goodbye Maternity Leave
Like a lot of the country last week we experienced snow, cold weather, more snow and more cold weather. The cold weather wasn’t just your regular cold weather though. It was negative 40+ degrees outside. Yes, forty degrees BELOW zero! The entire city shut down, which meant our toddler stayed home for 3 out of the 5 days.… Read More Snow Daze
I have never understood when people refer to maternity leave as a vacation. Ah yes, a vacation…like I am getting on an airplane and traveling the world or flying to some tropical place to lay on the beach and sip on cocktails with zero responsibilities.… Read More Learnings from Maternity Leave
The amount of times you have to go to the doctor in the baby’s first year of life, is crazy. I know it is needed, but I feel like I went from bonding with the OBs, to now bonding with Peds. … Read More False Alarms
From the moment our oldest son entered the world, I felt like we were thrown into the deep end and it was time to sink or swim. I’d say we have treaded water ever since. Sometimes swimming and sometimes sinking. We must have been swimming when we decided to have another kid.… Read More 8 Weeks Down, 4 To Go
What is not to love about peanut butter and chocolate?!… Read More Guilt Free PB Chocolate Frozen Cake
Over the weekend my husband kept reminding me he was going back to work on Monday, like I suddenly forgot. So I reminded him of the shared online calendar that he never uses. Maybe that can be a New Year’s Resolution for him. It’s never too late to set goals. … Read More New Year, Same Shenanigans
Here is my tried and true lasagna recipe with the ingredients I use. Trust me, even the pickiest eaters won’t know the difference. Enjoy!… Read More Tried and True Lasagna
When I was pregnant with our first son, a co-worker and mama of two told me “The days are long, but the years are short. Remember, this too shall pass mama.” … Read More The Days Are Long, but the Years Are Short
After showering, I ran downstairs to check the laundry. I opened the dryer and there was magenta purple all over the white/light clothes. It was like one of those bath bombs had exploded in the dryer.… Read More A Magenta Purple Dryer