First off breast-feeding is hard! Everyone I know who's breast-fed has said how hard it is, so I wasn't expecting it to be a walk in the park. But breast-feeding a baby that arrived three weeks early was not only hard but often very frustrating. From the get go Mason would not latch on to my nipple. The nurses in the hospital tried to help but he would just get super frustrated and start to cry. His whole body would turn red from frustration. So they introduced me to the nipple shield. Ever since we've been breast-feeding with ... Read more...
Baby Essentials
As a new mom, there are so many baby things it can be tough to know what are essential and what are just nice to have. With so many companies making things for babies it hard to weed out the good from the great. I received this Babbleboxx full of goodies for both baby and me. I never thought I would get excited over receiving butt paste or a temperature reader but having already experienced finding a few unknown rashes on baby Mason, I now have a better Idea of what to look out for and know that if he's got a rash along with a fever ... Read more...
A Birth Story: Mason James
First off, it feels like forever since I've written a blog post. But honestly, it has felt really good to just focus on my family these last few weeks. With the unexpected early arrival of our Mason James taking a break from everything else has been super recharging; even with the little sleep I've been getting in between feeding, cuddling, and changing our little peanut. I want to start by giving you the backstory on why we induced at 37 weeks instead of waiting till Mason was ready to come on his own. This post is by far the most ... Read more...
What’s in my Hospital Bag
Today I've decided to share with you all what's in my hospital bag and when to start thinking about putting it together. I'm currently in my last month of pregnancy, you heard me right, last month! I'm 36.5 weeks right now and my due date is less than one month away!! How did it get here so quickly?? My friend asked me the other day if I've got my hospital bag packed already and I just about freaked out. I hadn't even started to think about it to be quite honest. Justin and I are just finally starting our childbirth prep classes and ... Read more...
