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Baby on a Budget – the Barest Bare Essentials

I love websites that list the essentials baby items you’ll need and list a wipe warmer. I’ve got nothing against wipe warmers but I’d…

Preparing to bring a second baby home can be just as daunting as it was the first time around, but for totally different reasons….

During the course of my second pregnancy, I was (more than once) assured that “This baby will be sooooooooo much easier than your first.”…

Some time ago, and I can’t pinpoint exactly when, my body started to crave another baby. I’m pretty sure my ovaries started to ache (although that…

I have to imagine that one of the greatest struggles of maternity leave has got to be finding the will and strength to leave…

As any of you who’ve ever been pregnant with a second child already know, you get the same ominous warning from friends and strangers…

Finding out you’re expecting is a time of many conflicted feelings and emotions. And often times, all those big emotions can be magnified when it’s…

Seven months after giving birth to my first child, I found myself in a déjà vu situation: staring at two pink lines on a…

At some point in the next seven days, the two babies in my belly will leave their cozy home and join us in ours. This…

When my first baby napped, I lay right there with him. Sometimes we’d drift off together, other times I’d just stare at his peaceful…

As soon as I spotted that second pink line on my pregnancy test, I was giddy. We had actually been trying for this one,…

Five things that would have made my life easier with baby #1 that I will use with my second child. Being pregnant for the…

My sweet little second-born is 4 months old, and you guys, sometimes I just feel like a whale. This baby weight is wearing out…

I’ve been reminiscing about my first pregnancy lately and how it was so extremely different from this second pregnancy. We’re talking night and day!…

I’ve been lucky enough to have two “normal” pregnancies with no complications so far, and for that I am thankful. But, I will not…

If the thought of bringing home your second baby is overwhelming, here are some tips to help ease the transition of introducing your newest…