If you know me, you know that I have a lot of moles. Seems to be prevalent on my German side, so I never thought much of it growing up. I had a couple raised ones that got annoying when I was younger, so I had them removed (and one was biopsied, negative for cancer), …
The photic sneeze reflex, or ‘sun sneeze’, is still not very well documented these days. My favorite explanation of it comes from ScienceAlert: “…these Sun-related sneezes might occur thanks to ‘parasympathetic generalisation’: a process that occurs when one part of the parasympathetic nervous system – such as the pupil of the eye – is …
If you’re a parent, you already know that parenting requires a lot of sacrifices. Usually, that means money, sleep, a clean house, gym time, whatever. Sometimes it means moving to a safer neighborhood, eating healthier, quitting your job and becoming a stay-at-home-parent. And sometimes, it requires the ultimate sacrifice — elimination diets. Ok, yes, I’m …
My husband and I bought a house last month. We were lucky enough to find a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house that we could afford, with a 3-car garage and a quarter acre lot (with a fenced backyard!). It’s a bit of a drive to get to work, but worth it. Gives me an excuse …
2015 was a pretty darn good year, overall; my best so far. About half of my pregnancy sucked, sure, and giving birth wasn’t all that great, but in the end I got a gorgeous little girl out of it. It’s been an adjustment, taking care of this tiny human, trying (struggling sometimes) to decipher her …
Our first Christmas with baby Ronyn on the outside was pretty eventful, nothing too crazy. We drove up to visit my husband’s family, and found out that bedsharing in a ‘full’ instead of our normal ‘queen’ bed kinda sucked. At one point, I woke up on my husband’s side of the bed, and baby Ronyn …
My daughter finally fit in the diaper cover and hat that my friend sent as a gift, so I threw together a little photoshoot to celebrate being (almost) 3 months old. The theme, of course, was dinosaurs. She did great sitting for the photos, no crying at all (I call that a win). Check it …
OH MY GOSH SMILES. It really is the coolest thing ever to smile at your baby and for them to actually smile back. I still tear up sometimes when she does it. Not sure if it’s still the hormones, or if it really does just affect me like that so much. I also tear up …
Some cool things: Cuddling with baby (I can’t think of anything that tops that) No more heartburn! Breastfeeding actually feels pretty cool once your nipples are broken in I can wear my wedding ring again! And most of my clothes I can drink alcohol again. Not that I actually do, but I have the option …
So it turns out that was the bloody show. The next morning, I woke up and finally felt the difference between labor contractions and braxton hicks. The contractions weren’t too painful at that point, and still irregular, so I tried to go about my day as usual. By mid afternoon, it was uncomfortable enough that …