Small Consistent Gesture of Love 💖
Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Today a lot of you will be making or on the receiving  end of grand gestures. That is wonderful! Enjoy them and bask in feeling special. However, I want you to remember that it is not the grand gestures that spark the most joy. It is the small consistent gesture of love that means the most. Yesterday I was putting out the trash. I turned around to go back in the house and I had a memory of my mom standing in the doorway waiting for me. I live on a street where … READ MORE
5 Traits of A Good Man To Pass On To My Son
Today is my dad's birthday. He would have been 79 years old. It's crazy that he has been gone almost 10 years now. This year I became a mom and it makes me sad that my son will never know his One Pop period (that's the name he wanted his grandchildren to call him, LOL) However, one of my greatest blessings is how much my son looks like my dad. It's kind of like I get to see him everyday and my little boy. The thing is I don't want my son to just look like my dad. I want him to become the kind … READ MORE
Feeling Like My Joyful Self Yet? 8 Months Postpartum experience Update
I've always wanted to be a mom. Even when I was a little girl read and watch everything I could on pregnancy and childbirth. But it wasn't until my friends started having children did I begin to wonder about the postpartum experience. Since I started Chasing Joy I have been more transparent than I ever imagined. My 2.5 year TTC Journey was nothing but TMI. Now that Baby Joy Chaser is over 8 months old it is time that I apply some of that transparency to my postpartum experience. In short … READ MORE
Joyful Moms Need A Village
On Saturday I attended a baby shower. This was my first time attending a baby shower where I am close friends with the grandmother, who is my same age. But that is for a different blog post. LOL My friends Grand bundle of joy is a girl, So the decorations were full of with pinks and purples. They were all beautiful including a Unicorn themed cake with lights. One of the decorations that will also be a Memento for the parents-to-be was a board where we were to write down our words of wisdom … READ MORE
Stopping Breastfeeding
Stopping Breastfeeding. Hormones are crazy! I'm not used to blaming my hormones for my actions but I have no other explanation. Baby Joy Chaser is almost 9 months old now and I'm having a hard time stopping breastfeeding. Technically I have been pumping breast-milk for the baby for almost 9 months. He stopped latching when he was 2 days old. Pumping is not fun. It has been a challenge from the beginning. Actually, it took me weeks to get up to pumping 10 oz a day. It is time … READ MORE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 107
- Next Page »
