LIVING BIGGER IN MY DAD’S HONOR
As most of you know, I lost my dad in an accident 8 years ago, in 2008. I still, to this day, have never shared the details of what happened to anyone out loud– maybe someday I will get the…
CO-SLEEPING VS. CRIB-TRAINING + OUR CURRENT SLEEP SITUATION
Co-sleeping Since the day Gio was born (& for the first year of life) he slept within arm’s reach of me at night. When he was tiny, he was in a pack & play next to the bed. When he got…
CELEBRATING FATHER’S DAY WITH A DAD IN HEAVEN
I lost my dad in a sudden accident 7 years ago, in July of 2008. It’s still so hard to think about. I always get anxiety as holidays approach, knowing that I’ll celebrate without him here. Father’s Day is one of the hardest…
HOW I CRIB TRAINED MY SON IN 3 DAYS: NAPTIME EDITION
Sleep has always been a struggle for us… Getting Gio to sleep, keeping him asleep, etc. Even when he was a newborn he didn’t sleep much & I remember people commenting on how alert he was all the time. He’d…
I HAVE MELTDOWNS, TOO…
So last night I had a tiny meltdown (& by tiny I mean not tiny). Like.. a “lying face-down on the living room floor & crying it out for a while” type of meltdown. Lol. If we would’ve had any…
GETTING LOST IN MOTHERHOOD
Getting lost in motherhood is a beautiful thing. Suddenly I have a new purpose. He is my purpose. I have a tiny little person that depends on me for everything. Never have I ever felt so needed or loved. He…
