It’s been almost 11 months and I’ve learned so much within this first year in being a new mother… I’ve learned: That the learning curve is no joke. Baby arrives and within minutes your life has changed completely. Your role has changed completely from what you have known just 24 hours prior. Someone now depends on your for everything, whether you know what to do or not. Whether your ready or not. That learning curve is not only for the parents but the learning curve for that

This past weekend we hosted a SummerTime StoryTime Event,For the Love of Reading, with our friends and family. My son and I frequent story times at least 2X a week. Between Barnes and Nobles and the local libraries we have become story time regulars. After leaving Barnes and Noble one day, I thought it would be a little more enjoyable for me and my son if I was able to sit with adults that I knew and for him to play around afterwards with children his age. I love being outsid

The major transition that motherhood brings can certainly be a humbling shift toward the more positive virtues, like selflessness. Things that once seemed so important now pale in comparison to the motivation to ensure your children are provided for but like all things, balance is key. Body changes, sleepless nights and the stress of constantly caring for others can leave you feeling less than your best. Its no wonder “looking like someones mom” can have a negative connotatio

2016 has been a year full! It has been so different than any other year I have ever experienced. I was tried and tested physically and emotionally and financially as a woman. Since January, the very start of 2016, I was physically sick for 9 months,I gained the most weight I have ever had in my entire life, I went from a nervous wreck awaiting the labor pains to ready to do it again, I gave birth to another human and my role in life changed, I put a pause on grad school and m

We used to fight every time it was time to nurse. Baby E couldn’t latch on and would get so frustrated. If he did latch on somehow, it would be incorrect and would hurt me so bad. He was tearing away at my skin little by little. His shrilled cry would get louder and L O U D E R and I didn’t know what else to do. I was afraid that he was going to starve. FAIL. I knew there was no other option for me BUT to breastfeed. Not knowing how or what to do, I initially started to pump

My new favorite time of day is around 4:30 a.m. The house is quiet. Baby E has just fallen back to sleep on me after nursing him and my husband is still home, leaning on my shoulder after peering over at his son. He dozes back to sleep to try to squeeze in a couple more minutes before heading out to work again. At this very moment, I am at peace and at that moment nothing else matters. I am so GRATEFUL. I am so BLESSED. -Medinah #motherhood #fatherhood #gratitude #daddy #baby

As I snuggle into my new role as a mother in this first month, and my previous life is fading to the past I started to think about the new things that are important to me now. In the wave of changing a ‘bajillion’ diapers a day, I never would have thought… I would become unfazed to cleaning someone else’s butt 10 I would be praying for poop. In his first days home, he was not using the bathroom and I was so worried. It took him three days for him to go and when he went, it wa

On September 26th, 2016 at 10:03 p.m., we gave birth to our greatest blessing: Our Son. All 7lbs 10oz of love that was hidden inside of me – we were finally able to meet. Our hospital experience was amazing– it was a boutique hospital that reminded me like a hotel. We had room service where we can order our meals from a menu. Hubby and Baby were able to stay in the room with me the entire time and we had unlimited visiting hours. The hospital staff was very friendly and accom

As a first time new mom, there were so many things that all the books and all the google searches couldn’t prepare me for. The pain of labor and childbirth wasn’t even as bad as I expected it to be. It was short-lived and just needed to be endured with willpower. On the other hand, the journey of motherhood and fatherhood are for a lifetime. Once a mother, always a mother. Prior to becoming pregnant, I was always on the go and wanting to try everything and be everywhere. I wa