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Category: Motherhood
Our Evolving “Birth Plan”
Pregnant And Worried About Coronavirus? Over the past few days, my DM's have been flooded from you mama's and mama's to be who have kindly been checking in asking how my birth plan has changed amid the Covid-19 crisis and the NYC Hospital policies that are going into place. I wanted to touch base with each of you here to give you a little insight on what's been going in our home...
Pregnancy Safe Skincare & Best Clean Beauty Brands
Our skin is our largest organ and absorbs everything we put on it - that means it crosses into our bloodstream and affects our baby as well. It shouldn't take becoming a mother to have this "aha" moment in realizing that we need to be far more mindful of what we're putting into, and therefore into, our bodies.
My Baby Registry Must-Haves Checklist
There's something about entering your third trimester that makes everything feel that much more real. From the size of my growing belly to realizing that I have just a few short months left to pull everything together, something hit me in the last month that's thrown me into nesting overdrive!
The First Few Things I Bought Baby
As you guys know from my gender reveal, when I first found out that we are having a girl, every emotion that could possibly occur did. And shortly after that, the excitement set in that I could start shopping for a little girl! Admittedly, I have been shopping for little girls for 13+ years; my nieces are 13, 10, and 2, so whenever I see something sweet, I don’t hesitate before purchasing. I am so excited that it’s finally my turn to shop for my own little one!
Everything I Wore On My Babymoon
The dust finally settled from the Holidays when Freddie and I found ourselves sitting on the couch in early January, talking about how fast the pregnancy was going by. Before we knew it, I’d be six months pregnant in just a few weeks! That’s when it dawned on me - when are we going on our babymoon…and where!
Gender Reveal, It’s a….
When we first found out we were pregnant in August, Freddie and I had candid conversations before we found out. First and foremost, a healthy baby and a safe pregnancy is all we could ever ask for. I'd always hear people say this but never realized how true the wish feels until it's your turn - this whole process is truly a miracle.