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When my first child was born, Mr. Confetti gifted me my first DSLR camera. I had no idea what I was doing, but I was hooked. The photos, even on Auto mode, were so much better than my current iPhone, and with a growing baby, I couldn’t resist clicking the shutter constantly on a day-to-day […]

I am very open about the fact that I do not excel in the newborn phase. I am so very type A and babies are so very unpredictable. With my first child, I was never diagnosed with postpartum depression, but reflecting back, I am certain that I had at very list some postpartum anxiety and […]

When I was pregnant with my first child, I read everything. I wanted to be as prepared as possible, and regarding feeding, I decided, of course, that I would exclusively breastfeed. Because of course breast is best. And when my nipples were cracked and bleeding and my son was barely gaining weight, nursing constantly, was regularly […]

I knew from the very start that I’d want to use a bottle early and often with our third baby. After the first couple of weeks of exclusive nursing to establish supply, we started offering a bottle. At the start, I used the Medela bottles that came with my Medela pump, but when figuring out […]

After I had Leila, I was amazed at how swift my recovery was. I didn’t need any stitches, and didn’t even bother bringing home most of the supplies that most moms snag from the hospital (ice packs, peri bottle, etc.). Despite the bleeding that continued for weeks after delivery, I was up and about very quickly […]

Hello hive! Sorry for being such a stranger. I’m so happy to announce to you all the arrival of our sweet baby number 3, Leila Scarlett. She joined us just after Thanksgiving and has been keeping me insanely busy ever since (and slaying us with her cuteness, which thoroughly makes up for her sleep terrorism). […]

As I reach the half-way point of my third pregnancy, I marvel at how different each of my pregnancies have been. My first two pregnancies were polar opposites, and this one floats somewhere in the middle. Here’s the scoop on each of them: Round one – Colin – the pregnancy of dreams: I found out […]