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Pregnant: Am I Doing It Right?

During my pregnancy I’ve felt a couple times like I wasn’t “doing it right.”  Not that I wasn’t taking care of my body or baby properly, but that I didn’t care enough, and that meant I wasn’t going to be very good at this whole mothering thing.  I didn’t feel that way in response to serious events, or in the face of friends with children, or anything like that. It started when I was asked “what’s your countdown?”  I had no idea what the person was talking about.  Apparently it meant how many days left until my due date.  I … Continue reading →

Learning to Love Your Body

We all know that motherhood comes with a price. Your body goes through a remarkable transformation as it prepares to grow another human being. If you are like most of us, you probably have a few battle scars to show for it. I’ve gotten used to my tiger stripes, but I still struggle with my post-pregnancy body. It’s been almost 5 years since I had Logan and I’m still not to my pre-pregnancy weight. I envy my friends who walk out of the hospital looking like a model in their size 2 jeans again. When I left the hospital I … Continue reading →

Will Your Body Bounce Back?

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The truth of the matter is, that there are some parts of your body that may never bounce back. I hate to sound negative, but I like to keep it real too!! After all, there are some things that I wish other women would have told me about how much my body would change, and how some parts of my body would never be the same again! Some women have it easy. You know the type. They are most likely thin to begin with, have never struggled with their weight, and bounce back from each and every pregnancy like it … Continue reading →

The Mormon Mom Blog Squad

There really could be a squad for all the Mormon Mommy Bloggers out there. Actually, it would be more like an army, not a squadron. But, that’s beside the point. I recently wrote an article titled, Mormon Mommy Blogs, that talks about the obsession with these blogs. I have to admit, I’m part of that obsession. Sometimes, I find myself looking at these blogs and my head is spinning. After all, I’m a MM Blogger too. I don’t have advertising, and sponsors, and loads of followers. I secretly might want all of that though. I don’t know, maybe I don’t. … Continue reading →

Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Pregnant Woman in Your Life

This is probably the first year in my life that I have been finished with my Christmas shopping before Christmas Eve. It’s a miracle and I attribute it to the wonder of online shopping. I just checked the tracking and my last gift will arrive on Friday, just in time to wrap it! I never had to leave my house. My husband will probably go out tonight or tomorrow and buy all of the stocking stuffers. I can’t believe Christmas is just days away! If you’re not done with your shopping, here’s your cue to freak out. Please do not … Continue reading →

Three Common Mistakes Pregnant Women Make

Today I’m going to talk about three mistakes that I see pregnant women making all the time. There are common mistakes that seem small, but they can having lasting effects. The first mistakes has to do with posture, but it really stems from a desire to move past that “bloated” stage and right into the “I’m visibly pregnant” stage. You’ll see if if you look through images of pregnant women during their early weeks. They are pushing their stomach out and you can tell by the exaggerated arch in their back. The problem is this is a very bad way … Continue reading →

Ten Things You Can Do For Your Pregnant Wife

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1. Paint her toes. Just because she can’t reach them, or see them, doesn’t mean she doesn’t want them to look nice. Score bonus points by throwing in a foot rub. 2. Vacuum the floors. Vacuuming never seemed like a difficult chore before, but strap 20-30 pounds to the front of your chest and then try it. The occasional dip to pick up something too big for the vacuum cleaner is what really turns a simple task into backbreaking work. 3. Tell her she looks beautiful until she believes you. Praise every curve on her body. Pregnant women tend to … Continue reading →

Do You Feel Beautiful When You Are Pregnant?

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Over the past few years, as many of my friends have gotten pregnant and had their own families, I’ve gotten to witness a wide variety of reactions to the changes that happen to a pregnant woman’s body. Some women embrace their new curves and flaunt them with fitted maternity clothes. These are the same women who eagerly take photos of their growing belly every week. Some avoid wearing maternity clothes until the last minute, wincing at their growing reflection in the mirror. You’ll be lucky to see their baby belly in their profile picture. Some hardly think twice about what … Continue reading →

Would You Compromise Your Beliefs for a Pregnancy Craving?

I just read an interview with Tiffani Thiessen, a long time vegetarian, in which she expresses remorse over indulging in her pregnancy craving: red meat. Pregnancy cravings are strange like that. They often completely contradict our normal preferences. For one, where I had always loved hamburgers, I could not stand the site of beef while pregnant. I never thought much of unsweetened decaf tea before I was pregnant, but it was one of the only things I drank during my first two trimesters. Those were just my preferences, though; they weren’t based on any kind of moral standards I held … Continue reading →

Love Your Pregnant Body

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Not every woman readily embraces the changes in her figure that take place when she becomes pregnant. I have heard countless complaints from women about those first few months when the abdomen begins to swell and bras suddenly don’t fit right anymore. “I don’t look pregnant yet, I just look fat.” If you feel this way, I have a message for you. I could tell you that your skin is glowing and that bump definitely looks like baby, not fat, but that is not what you need to hear. You would still be basing your beauty on your appearance. The … Continue reading →