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Setting Parenting Expectations: How to make parenting less stressful
There is only one role in the world I can think of which never ends once you start: being a parent. Parenthood never stops and it becomes unnecessarily stressful when setting parenting expectations...
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Skinny bitch: Passing judgment and making assumptions is a waste of energy
My mind is guilty of jumping to conclusions, passing judgment and making assumptions. How often do you see someone who is pretty and thin and think skinny bitch? I’ll be the first to admit, I’ve...
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How long is a full term pregnancy? 40 weeks
How long do you want to be pregnant? When I was pregnant with my first daughter, I thought a full-term pregnancy was 36 weeks because pregnancies last for 9 months right? I was 100% WRONG. How long do...
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Hooray for Boobies: Breastfeeding Support for Moms
It’s World Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1-7) and I would be remiss if I didn’t give a shout out to my amazing IBCLC and the women who are a part of my breastfeeding support group. All nursing moms are...
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Beyond Baby Blues. What you should know about Postpartum Depression (PPD)
In the past few weeks, the subject of postpartum depression (PPD) has come up organically in conversations with my girlfriends. Many new moms feel like others would look down on them for having PPD....
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Follow your mama gut
What is my mama gut? For me, it’s the feeling of knowing just what to do with my daughters in a given situation. My mama gut has grown stronger every minute of the day since my oldest daughter was...
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One-upping and feeling like I’m back in high school
I hate to admit it, but I lowered myself to “high school Michelle” and found myself in a conversation with someone I met for the first time and I was actively one-upping her. I am embarrassed, but I...
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My twin pregnancy and birth story aka the time Akron Children’s Hospital...
Who’s that gorgeous kiddo? My oldest daughter! WE LOVE Akron Children’s Hospital! … and she’s in the local mall. Super cool! In 2013, I became a patient at Akron Children’s Hospital. Saying I was a...
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My twin pregnancy and birth story aka the time Akron Children’s Hospital...
Here is part 2 (aka the conclusion) of my twin pregnancy experience – the delivery! You can catch the first half here. I was 38 weeks + 1 day pregnant. My twin pregnancy was coming to an end. I was...
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New baby, new love…bonding with each baby is different
When families welcome their second baby (or in my case second and third babies, ie. twins), you try to prepare yourself for a lot of different scenarios and new experiences. How will your first (and...
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What I did when my kids were not meeting their developmental milestones
These girls were just not interested in walking on their own. When my twins were 1 year old, they were not walking (yet). One of my babies was crawling and beginning to pull up on furniture, but my...
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How I got body confidence, even after having twins and the tummy to prove it
Having kids means I basically have a mirror put in front of my face just about every minute I am in their presence. This truly forces me to accept (and even love) my body. In an effort to follow my New...
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How are my identical twins different? I’m just not sure how to answer this...
Melt my heart, these identical twins are too cute. Basic fraternal and identical twin background info: The rate of twins has increased dramatically (like 300%!) over the past 30 years, due to fertility...
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The Twin Baby Gear I really used and could not live without
Twins on the way or they are already here? Here are my life-tested recommended twin baby gear and products. Please note, this is NOT a sponsored ad, so everything here is my honest and unbiased...
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Baby gear I actually swear by
In my last blog, I shared the Twin Baby Gear I couldn’t live without. Here are some things any one can use, whether you have multiples or not. This is NOT a sponsored blog, so this is my honest and...
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I travelled nearly 12 hours with 3 small children on a plane and no screens....
Having kids doesn’t mean I don’t want to travel. This is how we managed to travel on a plane with 3 small children for nearly 12 hours! My recipe for a family vacation from Ohio to San Francisco, and...
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Finding time to get to know each of my kids
3 Elsas having a straw party… why not? This may not come out right, but I feel like I am still getting to know each of my twins, and they have been around for 2 years now. I had a solid 2+ years with...
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7 Things I’ve Gained and 7 Things I’ve Lost Since Having Kids
Fill in the blank: “Since having kids, I have lost ____.” My mind… ha ha. Really, I’ve lost the ability to care so much about what others think. Other people’s opinions do not matter as much to me as...
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Car Seat lingo – I have “three across,” and here are the car seats I use
Recently a friend asked if I have blogged about my car seats. I have blogged about all the baby gear I used with my oldest (a singleton) and my favorite baby gear for twins, but never the car seats (it...
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What it is like to be pregnant with twins – Top 10 things to know about...
I gave birth to twins almost three years ago, but I can vividly remember what it felt like to be pregnant with twins. Growing two people at once is hard y’all. This is why I internally cringe when...
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