I first heard about Kabrita at the Big City Mom’s “Biggest Baby Shower” event in Chicago. I had been talking about using goat’s milk vs. cow’s milk with some of my health savvy friends and have heard that it was closer to breast milk vs. cow’s milk. Needless to say, I was intrigued. When I …
4 Things I Forgot about Breastfeeding
Don’t be alarmed: There’s a couple side boob pics. #normalizebreastfeeding One would think that going through pregnancy, motherhood, and breastfeeding the second time around (kid #2) that I’d remember what it’s like to go through it again. However, these are the 4 things I had forgot and things you should know about breastfeeding. It hurts. …
Saranghae, Skin!
“Saranghae” means “I love you” in Korean. During pregnancy, I hated my skin. It seems like there are two types of women’s skin during pregnancy: 1. glowing and radiant (think pregnant Beyoncé cerca de Grammy’s 2017) -OR- 2. hormonal breakouts with brown spots. I was the latter. I had acne and chloasma on my face, …
Rent the Runway Unlimited vs. Le Tote Unlimited | My Honest Review
During my second and third trimester of pregnancy, I was at a point where I was repeating my favorite maternity outfits and was itching for new outfits. However, I felt guilty buying maternity clothes that you only wear a couple months but wanted to have more outfit options. That’s when I decided to try Rent …
Parker’s Birth Story
I can’t believe that Parker is already 4 weeks old. I am going to be one of those moms that continues to repeat that I can’t believe how old my kids are, how tall they are, and reminisce of the days when they were little. It’s already making me sad how fast time has passed …
Jaxin’s Birth Story
We just celebrated Jaxin’s 2nd Birthday and I wanted to be sure to have documented his birth story before I become old and start mixing up my kiddo’s names and birthdays, which is already happening. Jaxin was our first born, hence the millions of pictures and videos we have of him. Now I have finally …
An Open Letter to my Son
You are loved For the boy you are For the man you will become And for the precious son you will always be. To my precious little boy, Thinking of what I want to say to you already puts me in tears. Happy tears of course but makes me so emotional trying to find …
Hospital Bag Essentials and Checklist
After experiencing some intense Braxton Hicks last night, I ran into holy $h*%$ this-could-actually-happen mode and started packing my hospital bag. Now onto my second pregnancy, I realize there are wants, needs, and definitely don’t needs as I get ready for labor and pack my hospital bag essentials. Disclosure: Nothing in this post is sponsored, …
Maternity and Pregnancy stuff you’ll want or need!
It seems like as soon as you take your pregnancy test and see that “+” sign, you’ll get inundated with pregnancy pop up ads. I take a lot of advice from my girlfriends and reviews. I also can’t justify spending a lot of money on products that I only wear for a year, so all …
How Becoming a Parent Changes You
How does becoming a parent change you? Everyone always says, you won’t know how becoming a parent changes you until you become one. This seems so obvious and I used to only think of the selfish reasons why it would change me. The days of sleeping in will end. Late nights of being social will …