Category: motherhood

Our First Year Of School; Involvement, Engagement + Volunteerism.

Our first year of school has ended. Here’s a bit about what it looked like for me…

Thoughts on Motherhood on Mother’s Day.

But aside from that, I wanted to do a little motherhood check-in — today of all days. Since I can’t be with my mom who (I think) I’ve taken a majority of my tips and tricks from — I have a bit a time. I say that last sentence laughingly because this post has taken me about 11 hours to write. Anyway…

Easy Ways to Have Easy Days (with Kids).

I’ll admit that I’ve always wanted to homeschool my kids! I love setting up the environment and preparing activities. I love watching them experience new things and seeing the looks on their faces when they start to make connections — AND when they realize they’ve been successful in completing a challenge…

Eva’s Birth Day.

Eva June Duffy was born into the world on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 8:43PM. Before all the details leave my brain (because let’s face it — most of it is traumatic and painful and I need my body and mind to forget) I figured I’d jot down some of her story as soon as possible…

Mother // Daughter.

I’m home for another week waiting on baby #3 to arrive — the kids are at school and Sean is at work and I’m too tired to be up and about — it’s the perfect time to write! I’m suddenly very aware that my time with one child of each gender is coming to a close. Soon, I’ll have a son and TWO daughters…

First they’re sour, then they’re sweet.

Two and a half is not easy. I’m having a hard time with it. I’m too rigid for two and a half. I’m too scheduled for two and a half. I have too many expectations for two and a half. Two and a half is messy. It’s sticky. Sleeves are wet…

Dear Lola: Letter one.

Oh, Lola. To say that I’m excited to be your mom would be an understatement. When I was younger and I’d think about one day being a mom, I always saw myself with a little girl. Always…

9 tips for introducing siblings.

Having a toddler is hard. Adding a newborn to the mix can make things even trickier! Here’s a post about smoothly introducing your toddler to their new baby sibling…

Postpartum Depression & what I’ve changed from baby #1 to baby #2.

In the past, I’ve shared a bit about the feelings and emotions I had after my first labor and delivery experience but I haven’t outwardly shared about my struggles with postpartum depression…