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epidurals: why I don’t get them and what I do instead

At the beginning of my third trimester we played “Two Truths and A Lie” over on Instagram. I always like playing that with y’all because it’s fun to see what people think. But this particular edition led to a really interesting discussion on epidurals when I revealed that I’d never had one. Now that baby […]

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Gender Reveal Ideas

gender reveal ideas to have some fun with

When I shared our gender reveal for baby number six a few weeks ago I was blown away by all of your support. Thank you so much to all the love that you showed our family! Planning out that photoshoot with our photographer was a lot of fun, even if it did have a few […]

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Final Score gender reveal

final score sports-themed gender reveal

Ever since we announced baby number six and how far along we were people have been asking about the gender. I get it–y’all are super excited. But you can bet with this being our last baby I wasn’t just going to do a standard announcement. I’d had the idea for this final score gender reveal […]

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The best baby monitor

keeping tabs with the best baby monitor

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StayConnectedwithVTech #CollectiveBias When Mike and I had our first baby over nine years ago we registered for a baby monitor. I mean, you have to have one, right? I remember I was so excited to try it out… […]

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when december 22 rolls around

when december 22 rolls around

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, which is what prompted this post. This was a tough one for me to write, but it has been a long time coming. This is a sensitive topic, and as was my post back in April, might be a trigger for those who have suffered a loss themselves. Feel free to email me at […]

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