There are many reasons to freezer cook. Whether for a newborn, for a friend in need, or for those busy nights, you will be glad you have a full freezer. Before I taught myself how to actually cook, there were usually only two things in my freezer: alcohol and ice...
Hazel Christine’s Birth Story
The past 10 weeks have been the exact mix of hectic, joyful, exhausting, and loving that I expected when I first found out we were having our third child. Three kids under the age of four is insanely busy and I am only just now getting a chance to write Hazel's birth...
33 Gestational Diabetes Friendly Meals That Are Easy To Make
This list of 33 gestational diabetes meals are easy to make and will not spike your blood sugar. Whether you are figuring out what to eat, or just looking for new recipes, these will definitely get your ideas flowing and keep the plain old salads away. This...
Coming To Terms With Your Gestational Diabetes Diagnoses: You Are Allowed To Be Angry
A gestational diabetes diagnoses is not easy. From some lifestyle changes, diet considerations, and timing your meals and blood sugar tests, you are allowed to feel angry. My gestational diabetes diagnoses came as a shock. Even though my mom had gestational...
Baby #3: Start of the Third Trimester
Just like that, baby #3 is in the third trimester. I meant to get this pregnancy update posted weeks ago, but as is life with two young children, it kept getting pushed further and further down on the list. We are officially in week 31 of growing our third...
9 Tips For Surviving The 4th Trimester
This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! It has happened a number of times during my past two pregnancies. A student will ask me how many months I am (they do not know to ask in weeks), I will respond with something like, “Seven,” and they will...
15 Pre-Baby Freezer Meals
With a baby on the way, having some quick dishes on hand is going to make your life so much easier. These 15 pre-baby freezer meals are perfect to stock up! Before Zoey was born, I spent about a day and a half batch cooking a whole bunch of freezer meals. It was one...
Baby #2 Pregnancy Update: Weeks 30-35
You made it through Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had a full day of Saturday rain around here and then some drizzly, overcast skies on Sunday, so we were all feeling a bit cooped up this morning. Thankfully, we were able to take Zoey outside Sunday...
Baby #2 Pregnancy Update – First and Second Trimesters
Well here we are! Baby #2 is officially at 29 weeks and in the third trimester. At times I feel like this pregnancy has gone super slowly and others it feels really fast. What is that saying? The days are long but the years are short? I am definitely feeling that....
10 Breastfeeding Must Haves
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! I was not 100% committed to breastfeeding when we found out we were pregnant. I knew I wanted to give it a try, but if it turned out to be too difficult, too painful, or too much work, then I had...
Zoey’s Birth Story (Part 2)
You can read Part 1 of Zoey’s birth story here. One of my biggest disappointments with having HELLP was my loose birth plan went almost entirely out the window. I had envisioned being able to labor at home for a while, move around the hospital room, and get an...
Pre-Baby Freezer Meals
Zoey’s original due date was slated for July 10, which meant Rob would have only one week with her before heading back to work for the school year. Rob’s return to teaching made me really nervous as I would be home on my own with a one week old as a new mom. As a...