Well ya’ll we made it to full term! This is officially the longest I’ve been pregnant (I got induced at 38.4 with Jasper and he was born the very next day). As I am typing this I had my 39-week midwife appointment today and scheduled my 40-week appointment for next week. Even though it is […]
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What’s Inside My Hospital Bag: Packing for Baby Devine Number Two
I wrote a “What’s Inside My Hospital Bag” post back when I was pregnant with Jasper and thought about just updating that one, but I figured it would be nice to create a whole new post as things are always changing! To view that post, click A Peek Inside My Hospital Bag! I also plan […]
How We Got Jasper Sleeping On His Own: Our Version of Gentle Sleep Training
While I will never consider myself an expert on infant or toddler sleep, I will say I’ve had my fair share of restless nights (just like any other mama)! I certainly don’t have all of the answers but I know what it’s like to feel lost and at your wits end over a child that […]
My Second Trimester: The Second Time Around
If I’m being honest, before I sat down to write this post I went and looked back at my blog post I wrote about my second trimester with Jasper. I feel like this trimester was so long but felt like it flew by with Jasper. I also wanted to compare how I felt then versus […]
First Trimester Survival Guide
If you have ever been pregnant, or are even thinking about having kids, then you most likely have wondered how bad the first trimester really is and how you’ll get through it. I am here to tell you that every woman is different but it’s better to be prepared than to be sick and hopeless. […]
5 Lessons I Learned in My First Year as A Mom
I can remember talking about having children with Mark very early on in our relationship. We knew as soon as we got married we wanted to start a family. Once I got pregnant I continued to fantasize about the mom I would be and what life would be like after having a baby. I envisioned […]
Baby Devine Number Two’s Gender Reveal
By now you all most likely know we are having a baby BOY! This means I will be a boy mama of TWO little boys come the fall. We could not be more excited!I had a strong feeling this second baby was another boy. In the very beginning I had some suspicions it might be […]
I’m Half-Way There! My 20-week Pregnancy Update
Today I am celebrating being half-way through my pregnancy! However, I am not celebrating because I don’t like being pregnant but because I survived growing another human while taking care of a toddler, ha-ha! In all seriousness, it’s a big deal when you reach that halfway point! By now most of the morning sickness, if […]
Can You Guess Baby Devine Number Two’s Gender? Predicting gender based off of old wives tales
Hey friends! I thought it would be fun to do another blog post where we guess the gender of Baby Devine Number Two based on old wives tales! If you can remember, I did this when I was pregnant with Jasper and it ended up being correct. Here is the post if you’re curious! Obviously, these […]
My First Trimester: The Second Time Around
Here we are again! My first trimester, the second time around! I went back to my blog post I wrote about my first trimester with Jasper, here you can find Part I and Part II, just to compare, and I realized I published it around the same time I am publishing this one, lol. Not much […]
