Yesterday I shared my postpartum depression story and today I want to talk about the steps I’ve taken to treat postpartum depression naturally. I hope anything I share about this sensitive topic of postpartum depression can offer encouragement to any mother that may be facing it. Postpartum depression is a topic that doesn’t get discussed […]
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My Postpartum Depression Story
I’m going a bit off topic from my usual posts these next two days to share something dear to my heart. If this isn’t your thing, I understand, come back next week for some fun DIYs. The first time postpartum depression hit me, it was after my having my third baby. When Philip was born, […]
Dennis’s Birth Story
I’m a big fan of birth stories, so today I’m sharing the story of Dennis’s birth. If it’s not your thing, no worries, I’ll be back next week with the entryway reveal. I woke up one morning in June, one week after we started building our backyard shed, feeling unusually nauseous and took a pregnancy […]
Cabinet Hardware, Perfectionism, and Half-Year Diets
Our cabinet hardware from Forge Hardware Studio arrived over a week ago and I’ve finally started working on installing them. It took me so long to begin working on the hardware because of my perfectionist tendencies. Every time I thought about starting I would worry about not getting them just right then become paralyzed from […]
A Few Things for Friday
After three long weeks, I am officially ready to declare our cat free of fleas. I do not like the idea of hopping biting bugs in my home, and gladly went a little overboard by cleaning ALL of our bedding, storing away our duvet covers and throw blankets, and spraying down every last surface (I […]
Dennis Conrad
Our sweet baby is here! Little Dennis made his speedy arrival on March 14th and we’ve been spending every possible moment since then cuddling and resting. During my entire pregnancy the fact that we were about to have a baby felt like an abstract thought so when the moment finally came and I was holding […]
Newborn Essentials
While we work towards finishing the kitchen our baby boy is working towards making his arrival, which means we too, need to work towards preparing for his arrival. I’ve come to learn which items we prefer during those precious, sleepy newborn days and wanted to share my list of newborn essentials (instead of another non-essential […]
Nesting and Waiting
I’m in the last few weeks (or days) of my pregnancy and have been nesting like a mad woman. Our kitchen is still a work in progress and I’ve let go of the expectation that it’ll be done before the baby is born. The most I ask for now is a kitchen sink and am […]
A New Baby Boy
The week after we started framing our backyard shed, I delightfully found out I was pregnant with our fifth child. I was already six weeks along when the news was confirmed, leaving me with little time to soak it in before morning sickness kicked in. I’m already about half way through this pregnancy and have […]
Flamingo Birthday Party
We love birthday’s in our home and try to make them special for each child. This usually includes their favorite dinner, a birthday cake, and an outing to a local park with some friends. Once a year, though, we like to throw a birthday party for one of the four children, alternating between each child […]