When I first started pumping, it was purely out of necessity. We were working hard to get Liam to nurse, so pumping was the only way I could keep up my milk supply up in the meantime. It never occurred to me that pumping exclusively was even an option. I'd never heard the term before and didn't know ...
World Breastfeeding Week: What I Wish I had Known
I've learned so much about nursing and breastfeeding over the last 10 months with all of our nursing troubles with Liam. Is he really 10 months old already?! I know more now than I ever thought I would about breastfeeding. I try to catch myself before I delve too much into the what ifs. What if I ...
World Breastfeeding Week: Our Story
World Breastfeeding Week is August 1-7. During this time, and National Breastfeeding Month, is when we celebrate and support mothers who are breastfeeding their babies and to promote awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding. I fully support mommas giving their babies the nourishment they need ...
Advice for the future fire wife
J's always known he wanted to be a firefighter, so you could say that I married into the fire service. He's a fourth generation and I knew early on I was in for a crazy ride. I mean, how many families swap gory stories over the dinner table? Being a firefighter’s wife isn’t the easiest thing to do. ...
Welcome to parenthood
They say you're never really ready for your baby's first sickness, but I didn't realize how very true that was. Liam decided that for his first time being sick, he wouldn't deal with the small stuff. We don't do things halfway in this house, apparently. It started Tuesday afternoon, when we ...
Six Months
Six months old. I'm a momma to a six-month-old. I hardly believe it myself. Just the other day, I pulled out his newborn photos and he hardly looks like the same baby he's grown so much. I just know I'm going to blink and I'll be walking him into his first day of kindergarten. Okay, now I've gotten ...