Posted by Christy Garrett
Dad are you prepared for the birth of your new baby? If not, now is a great time to begin preparing for delivery day. It is important to be prepared so that you know exactly what to do when your wife or significant appears to be in labor. The best way to learn about labor is ...
Posted by Joy Manuel
I've always heard that women have a love affair with shoes. I'm pretty sure this isn't true for all women and the nerd in me has always wondered about the statistical validity of such an assertion. Maybe it's because I know I'm not one of those women. Sure, I know good shoes when I see t...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 20 Something I'm Struggling with Right Now Running late here. I really had a hard time thinking up what I wanted to write on this one. Of course I have plenty of struggles, but nothing major and I'm generally happy in life right now, so can't compl...
Posted by Christy Garrett
Dad if you plan on staying at the hospital after your baby is born, you will need to pack a bag for your stay so that you don’t have to run back and forth from the hospital. Of course, if you forget anything you have the luxury of going back home and grabbing items that you forgot (inclu...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 19 5 of my favorite Blogs: The Aums I told you all about her the other day and she didn't un-friend me, un-follow me, or even change her number, so I still love her. Motherhood- A Descent Into Madness Okay, I can't read one of her posts without cracking ...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
Today is Day 18 of the Blog Every Day in May Challenge. It's been hard to keep up and still live my busy life, but somehow I'm managing. Can't keep this up for much longer, though! My house needs some serious cleaning. Favorite Childhood Memory. One thing that always makes me ...
Posted by Christy Garrett
Most people know that women, will tell you that while they are pregnant that their husband or significant other had some of the exact same pregnancy symptoms as they were experiencing. Some of these symptoms were pretty obvious; however, sometimes they go unnoticed. In fact, even so...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 17 Favorite Photo of Myself. At first I thought to use my best current photo. You know, the one from my best angle, where my makeup looks fresh, and I'm not having a bad hair day for once! But that's the one you see all over Facebook, Twitter, and ot...
Posted by Beth Sanborn
As an Apricot Ambassador, I have the pleasure of announcing beautiful clothing and accessories to my readers! Read my review of two pieces that have added a fun and stylish flair to my closet; a lovely summer dress and a hot animal print blouse. Then enter to win a $25 gift card towards ...
Posted by Kenny Bodanis
On this week's "Family Matters" segment * Speed Dating Your Spouse* Should Children Referee Themselves?* Is Your Child Too Young for That Show? READ MORE >>
Posted by Christy Garrett
I remember the morning that I took the pregnancy test on September 26, 2010, just a few days after my husband’s birthday. The pregnancy test turned positive right away. We had been trying for a long time to have a baby and we were finally blessed with the news that we were expectin...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
How could I deny this moment?! Blog Every Day in May Challenge, Day 16. Today's prompt is: Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it. Oh, sure, that looks like a terrible hand you were dealt! (picture above) No, I'm not trying to say my life is horrib...
Posted by Christy Garrett
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I remember waking up in the middle of the night with severe, painful leg cramps. I noticed that I began experiencing these leg cramps towards the end of my second trimester and it lasted until I delivered. These cramps would happen quite fr...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
A Day in The Life with Photos on Day 15 of the Blog Every Day in May Challenge Here we go, 20 sneak peeks inside a typical weekday out of my everyday life: Ready for this?! Oh the excitement.... the suspense.... I wake up when one, then two wiggly, noisy little people clamber into my bed in the...
Posted by Christy Garrett
Today my youngest got to spend the day with me, he started running a low grade fever last night and acted like he didn’t feel very good. I decided that is was best to keep him home from daycare so that he could get some extra rest while I monitored his fever. It was nice being able...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 14 I missed a few. I was out of town and though I had intended to write them ahead of time, I wasn't thrilled with the prompts, so procrastinated until I was out of time altogether. Okay, on to today- Day 14 10 Things that make me really happy: Yep, ha...
Posted by Christy Garrett
I remember when I was pregnant with my very first baby in 1996 and on Mother’s Day that year, it dawned on me that I was going to be a mom later than year. I was excited, scared, and nervous at the same time. If you are a mom, I am sure that you can relate to all of those feeling...
Posted by Christy Garrett
Women who are nearing their due date are often tired and miserable, which is to be expected, when you are nine months pregnant. Most people will tell you that your baby will come when he or she is ready, if your like me, you will get tired of hearing this phrase. However, it is important...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
Blog a Day in May Challenge- Day 10 Most embarrassing moment. Picture this: An already insecure Jr. High school girl, me, at home a few blocks from the beach. Older brother has a big birthday party with a bunch of guys. Not one other girl. We all walk down to the beach for a few hou...
Posted by Leah Mastilock
Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 8 A Moment out of our day: The Perfect moments are those unplanned, quiet ones (not many quiet moments with two small kids, let me tell you!), where I can really stop and be in the moment. Where I truly enjoy the time I...