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Easter/Spring Crafts
As I have mentioned previously, I am trying my best to do crafts that match the season/holiday. Pinterest always has a lot of great ideas and is where I get most of my inspiration. Here are some of our favorite crafts below: Bunny handprint craft – The kids did this one at the library the…
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How I Handle the Evenings by Myself with 3 Kids
I am often on my own in the evenings this time of year since my husband travels a lot for work and even when he is in town he often has to work nights. For some reason, mornings run much smoother for me than evenings do. The kids and baby are generally more content in…
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Prioritizing Sex with Your Spouse After Kids
It can be hard to keep the spark alive in your marriage after kids, especially if you have babies or toddlers. I find that I have to be very intentional about our physical intimacy to make sure it is a priority. There are definitely seasons where we don’t have sex as regularly due to sickness,…
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How to Prevent and Hide Postpartum Hair Loss
I had awful postpartum hair loss after my first. Looking back at pictures, I had obvious bald spots on both sides of the front of my hairline. I also seemed to lose a lot of hair whenever I took a shower. With our second, I tried a few things and the postpartum hair loss was…
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Keeping Your Car Clean with Little Kids
My car is definitely not as clean as it was pre-kids but overall I do my best to keep it clean. The biggest ways I do this are to keep it clutter free and vacuum it fairly often. Below are a few things I have found helpful in keeping my car clean:
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Verses I am Finding Encouraging
I am thick in the newborn stage. I am tired due to lack of sleep and struggling with some postpartum depression and anxiety. Below are verses that I have been dwelling on that bring me comfort and encouragement in this hard stage. Checkout this post for some quotes on motherhood that I am finding encouraging…
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Quotes I am Finding Encouraging
As I have mentioned in past posts, I struggle with postpartum depression and anxiety during the newborn stage. This time around, I have been keeping a journal filled with verses and quotes that I am finding encouraging and comforting during this stage of life. Checkout this post for some of the verses I’ve been dwelling…
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Things You Need to Hear when You’re Raising Little Kids
With a three year old, two year old, and newborn, I really need to hear some of the things in this post. So if no one else is telling you these things, take it from me–your fellow mama.
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My Recommendations During the Newborn Stage
These are the things that have helped me the most during the newborn stage. Some are ways to lay a good sleep foundation for your baby. Others are just some tips that I wish I knew when going through the newborn stage the first time with our oldest.
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How to Get your Newborn Past Day and Night Confusion
It is incredibly difficult when you are completely exhausted during the night but your newborn is wide awake and does not want to sleep. I would know because this is my third time through the newborn stage. With our first, we didn’t practice the below tips and he definitely suffered with day and night confusion…
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