by Jennifer | Jul 31, 2019 | 5 Minute Blogging, Parenthood, Product Recommendations
Things I’m learning this week: It’s always, always a good thing to get yourself out of your comfort zone. Always be willing to accept and admit you were wrong and quick to judge. I took a plunge this week and started an Usborne Books & More business....
by Jennifer | Jul 29, 2019 | 5 Minute Blogging, Product Recommendations, Things That Inspire
Did you know Jewel put out a lullaby CD, and it’s pretty awesome? The CD is titled simply Lullaby, and I can’t remember how I first found it. I think I was on the hunt for something that was palatable for an adult on multiple listens. Something with...
by Jennifer | Jul 26, 2019 | 5 Minute Blogging, Parenthood, The First Year, Toddlerhood
I’m going to make a recording of Tank screeching. It’s his vocalization of choice lately, and he’s talented at it. His screeches reach ear-drum-vibrating caliber. It’s special. I’m going to save said recording, and play it for him when...
by Jennifer | Jul 25, 2019 | 5 Minute Blogging, Breastfeeding, Parenthood, Postpartum, Pregnancy and Childbirth, The First Year
Do I think too much about birth and breastfeeding? Oh, what a loaded question, and a difficult one to answer. It hit me yesterday, as I was washing a bowl full of pump parts, that I spend more waking hours some days thinking about breastfeeding than practically any...
by Jennifer | Jul 24, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Health, Postpartum
The early days of breastfeeding/pumping are hard! Even if things are going relatively smoothly, keeping up with the daily grind of meeting baby’s demand and establishing your supply can be daunting. Add in C-section recovery or other challenges, and it’s...