This is a really long post because I wrote about our progress each day throughout the week. To summarize in short before I get into detail, McKenzie is 2 years old (and 3 months) and still sleeps in her crib with a sleep sack. We were basically waiting to potty train until she was able [...]
Kenzie is a great eater, but sometimes I take the easy way out as she becomes a bit more picky. Like most kids, she lives for pasta, bread, cheese and fruit. If I know her teeny growing body is in need of a veggie or 2, I'll mix them into her favorites. Or, if there [...]
We went to a Wedding recently where the groom's father teared up as he warned us as to how quickly time flies. This might sound a little dramatic, but as the beautiful bride walked down the aisle, my eyes filled as I pictured my own baby girl doing the same. While McKenzie is only 2 [...]
Winter months can be tough with everyone in the house getting sick. I have to say, outside of the stomach flu, Brian and I did pretty well. I think Brian maybe had 2-3 colds, which for someone who is on an airplane every single week I'd say that is pretty impressive. I basically get sick [...]
I always knew I wanted kids. I have always been obsessed with babies and couldn’t wait to be a Mom one day. One of the reasons I knew Brian was the one was because I knew he would be a great Dad. I was at the same company when I got married that I would [...]
When McKenzie was about 5 months, our doctor gave us the green light to go ahead and offer her real foods. She was sitting up on her own so we started with spoon feeding oatmeal with breastmilk and then began to offer her different puree's. I had registered for all of the contraptions to make [...]
I remember on the 14th of each month how I would take McKenzie's pictures and see how much she changed within the first year. It was really crazy how fast she grew right before my eyes. When she was 6 months she was sitting up and was becoming more intrigued with the month sticker I [...]
Even before I was pregnant I knew I was at least going to try to nurse my baby. There are SO many benefits to both Mom and baby, I was always determined to make it work. I hadn’t really done my research until I was actually pregnant, but from what I had always heard - [...]
I ran into my Doctor on the way to the bathroom and he said: “Hey there, are we looking at the baby today”? My first thought was why are you asking me this? Aren’t you the doctor?
Finding out I was pregnant will forever be a moment I’ll never forget. Brian and I had been trying to get pregnant for 4 months before I finally received the “pregnant” symbol. It was October 9, 2016, our 1st Anniversary. I had already had 3 negative results and drank the weekend away for our anniversary [...]
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