My sweet boys, You are still so little. At just 2-and-a-half and 13 months old, the world should be full of all good things. Summer afternoons in the pool. Ice cream after dinner. Sunday morning French toast. It is my greatest goal to give you […]

Summer weather is here! We wait all winter long for the first day to play outside here in New England, and this Spring has felt especially long and cold. The chilly days didn’t break through all of April, but we’ve had a pretty beautiful month […]

Making milk is a super power. I’m convinced. I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to feed both of my boys with breastmilk for a year each. Along the way, I’ve also learned some other handy ways to use breastmilk for your family. Breastmilk has […]

If you would have told me 10 months ago that this little guy would be drinking from a cup, eating solids like there’s no tomorrow, and actually enjoying it, I would not have believed you. Jacob’s journey with food has been a winding one. He […]

Well, I officially have two toddlers. Jacob is 12 months (yes, I know, that’s a year, but I’m still counting him in months), and TJ is 2-and-a-half. Since our boys are exactly 18 months apart, I knew there would come a day when their interests […]

Tomorrow is Jacob’s first birthday which means today marks 365 days of breastfeeding for us. It’s a leap year, so we hit this milestone “early”. I did not go into our breastfeeding journey intending to breastfeed for a year. In fact, I didn’t go in […]

April is C-section Awareness Month. The c-section rate in the US is 32% and the rate in Massachusetts is just about the same. While I knew this going into my first delivery, I still experienced many of the feelings that c-section mamas face…guilt, failure, disappointment, […]

Nursing hunger is real. Whether you’re breastfeeding, pumping, supplementing with formula, or any combination of those, your body is working extra hard to make all that milk and needs all the nourishment it can get, especially after growing and delivering a tiny human. I’ve found […]

This post is one that I honestly debated writing. My health, my challenges, my pride, and my family dynamic are all things that I am fiercely protective of. But, this is my reality every day. I have Multiple Sclerosis. And it affects the way I […]

It’s been just about seven weeks since Jacob joined our family, and every day has been a different adventure. While I was so looking forward to meeting Jacob and seeing our family grow, there were quite a few things I was anxious and nervous about, […]