Farewell, 2021. I will not miss you at all. I don’t want to get into TOO MUCH detail in this post, because I have a whole post coming up (tomorrow) that is a recap of the w i l d year that my family had. Just know that I chose my “word of the year” to be SURVIVAL IN 2021, and I meant it to be kind of funny and ironic. It was the best I could have picked. From January all the way through December, we had ups and a lot of downs. Maybe I set myself up for a year of survival by choosing that word? Probably. CLARITY…
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It felt super natural for me to just begin making baby food for Clara when she started eating. I was making dinner for my husband and me, and since she needed to eat too, I made her food as well. I had big ideas to do baby led weaning, but ultimately Clara wasn’t ready for that at the time she was ready to begin introducing food. If you’re in the same space, THAT IS OKAY! Current culture will tell you that babies should just start eating what mom and dad are eating and skip purees, but that’s not always the case. We love doing purees and then adding in more…
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The age old question I find myself asking is WHAT NEW, DIFFERENT, EXCITING SNACKS CAN I MAKE? The answer is simple. You will likely try a handful of new snacks and then just go back to eating the same old snacks you were before. Sorry, that’s just how it is. Prove me wrong! I’m trying to prove myself wrong. PLUS, every once in a while you’ll find one you love and stick to it. I asked my social media followers for snack advice, and they truly delivered a long list of ideas. Brett and I are trying to eat healthier without taking on the mental load of a “diet.” So…
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I’ve personally been asked, as a former NICU mom to all three of my children, what people can do to help their friends who are faced with a NICU stay. It’s hard to navigate, I get it. You don’t know what they need. You don’t know how to ask if their child is okay without possibly triggering them or offending them since they’re already in such an emotional state. I can only share what helped or would have helped us in our time of need. So please see below for my 8 best things to give or ways to help your friend and their child in the NICU. DO instead…
