I was so blown away by all of the thoughtful and sweet comments on my last pregnancy update post---thank you so much to all of you who took the time to leave a comment or email me about your breastfeeding experience. It was so nice to hear from mommas in similar situations to me and I'm so glad to have gotten so much encouragement and support from ...
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Pregnancy Favorites
Now that I'm just two and a half weeks away from my due date, I thought it would be a good time to share my pregnancy favorites. I'll start with skincare because it's the first thing I changed when I got a positive pregnancy test. My two favorite skincare products have been Belli's acne control spot treatment and Belli's eye brightening ...
36 weeks!
I'm sorry this week's post is so late! I've been really tired this week and didn't have the energy after work to finish this post. Last week, my husband and I attended a breastfeeding class at the hospital where I'll deliver. Since becoming pregnant (and even before then) breastfeeding was very important to me (and still is). I ...
34 Weeks!
I had my first NST (non stress test or fetal monitoring) this Tuesday and it was an interesting experience. As soon as the nurse hooked me up to the monitor she said "wow, you're having contractions! Can you feel those?" I was taken by surprise because I wasn't really feeling anything. After about 20 minutes or so the nurse told ...
DIY Nursery Artwork: Pretty Balloons
I really wanted a few of the artwork pieces in our baby girl's nursery to be hand made and I'm currently on my third piece so thought I would share a quick tutorial. You can see my DIY gold polka-dot piece here. This one was actually inspired by something I saw on Pinterest, but I went in another direction with mine: My finished ...
33 weeks
I had my 34 week appointment a day early this week and I mentioned to my OB some of my worries about the baby's movement. Some days she is so active that I wonder why I even worry...and other days I panic when I don't feel her for a few hours or feel very minimal movement throughout the day. My OB put me on a fetal monitor during my ...
Baby Shower #2
What an amazing weekend I've had! It all started on Thursday night when Heather arrived from Toronto. We immediately went out for delicious Mexican food (everyone who visits wants to do this first thing!) and then we spent the rest of the night relaxing and catching up. Friday morning, Heather and I headed to hotel ZaZa to visit the ...
32 weeks!
If you checked out my blog over the weekend, you'll know that I had my first baby shower last Saturday, hosted by my mother-in-law's sweet friends! More excitement is coming up this week as my friend Heather just flew in from Toronto last night and my second baby shower is this Saturday. I can't wait to see everyone and to spend time with ...
Giveaway with Daily Mom: Sugarjack Diaper Bag!
I'm delighted to be hosting a great giveaway today---it's actually my first ever baby-product related giveaway (and it's a good one!) This giveaway was all made possible by Daily Mom, a new online magazine for moms (and soon-to-be-moms) that features articles about all aspects of life - from parenting to beauty, fashion, green living, health, ...
First Baby Shower!
Words can't express how blessed I'm feeling today. My mother-in-law's friends hosted a beautiful baby shower for me and I'm feeling so grateful for all of the incredible love and support we've received as we celebrated our impending bundle of joy. (The entire party!) I was so lucky to find the perfect baby shower dress---but I can't ...