True life: I have a threenager

When they say terrible twos, I think they mean terrifyingly terrible three's- threenager if you will. Most of them can somewhat get their point across, but their vocabulary is still somewhat weak. They almost always know what they want and if they don't get it right away, the meltdown from hell usually occurs. Climbing on…

Relationships with Kids

I was recently listening to the RISE Together podcast with Rachel and Dave Hollis. As I write this, I am currently running 8 miles trying to do talk to text because I have a million thoughts for this blog post. During this podcast and this especially hard run, I realized dude, I can do this…

Tired Mama #momfail

I feel like I see a trend of these blogs being negative and I really don't mean it, but damn I am in a bad rut lately. My toddler is oppositional defiant and mostly just towards me and my almost 11 month old wants to be held all day long and in my arms it…

Social Media…

Here I am using social media as an outlet, but I can't stand social media for our kids. As adults, we pretty much know how to navigate social media appropriately at least the majority of us do. Modern day social media can be so disgusting and demeaning. It doesn't seem to serve an appropriate purpose…

Sample Baby Registry

When I first got pregnant with Juliana I remember being worried about what to buy. You walk into a baby store and you immediately become overwhelmed- what is a good shampoo? Can they use conditioner? Do I get a nose sucker? What kind of tub should I get? Are bumpers even allowed? Blah blah blah.…

Saturday effing morning

It's 630am on Saturday morning. I have slept a total of 2 hours and 26 minutes (thank you Fitbit) because Hudsons gums are bleeding and teeth are ripping through. Juliana has been sleeping amazing, but of course when I fall back asleep at 6, she wakes up. I'm up from 2-6 cursing my husband up…