I don’t know how many times I’ve heard “you’ve got your hands full!”. I know this phrase annoys some people, but I have never been bothered by it because I have 4 kids under 4 years old; I’m pretty busy every day. It is definitely an interesting sight to see my kids and I out …
Who are you?
Valentine’s day is coming up and I know there are varying opinions on the holiday. Some love it, some hate it or ignore it. Some choose to celebrate with friends while others choose to celebrate it with loved ones. As a military spouse, there is never a guarantee that I will be able to celebrate …
Carrying the Cross
If you have been following along my blog posts, then you know that I have anxiety and depression that started during my pregnancy with Shiloh and continued on after she was born. Therapy has been helping and so has medication. However, there are still triggers that can cause my depression symptoms to take over, such …
What Ifs?
Happy Monday! Things here have been busy with preschool starting up again and creating new routines and adjusting to all the changes for our family. We have good days and bad days here (especially with depression, some days are great and other days not so much). On days when things do not go the way …
New Year Resolutions
Happy Monday and happy new year! I hope you all have had a wonderful start to the year and were able to celebrate with the ones you love. I am so thankful that my family was able to be together for the holidays, even if they looked a little different due to life circumstances. This …
My Rosary Story
Happy Tuesday, Everyone! I hope that you all are enjoying these last few days of Advent. We are looking forward to Christmas here- I cannot believe it is just a few days away! If I was super organized I would have published this on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, but things have been …
My pregnancy, birth story, and transition to postpartum life
For those that have been following my blog, I mentioned in my last post that this pregnancy was a challenging one for me not because of complications due to baby’s health but because of the toll it took on my mental health. I want to share my experiences this time because I feel like perinatal/postpartum …
Pandemic Pregnancy
Happy Thursday everyone! (It is Thursday, right?) We have been adjusting to becoming a family of 6 and have been staying busy and sleep deprived with a newborn. I am finally getting some time to write and would like to share my experiences of what it was like to be pregnant during the COVID pandemic. …
A story to make your heart melt!
Happy Friday! I don’t know about everyone else, but these past few weeks have been really busy at my house! Preschool started last week, and we are not used to coming and going so much. Our poor dog has been really confused from our new schedule too! With time though, our new routine will get …
First Day of School
And then there were 2 …left at home 🙂 Tomorrow is the first day of school for Gabriel! He is going to be in a 2-day preschool program this year and has been talking about it ever since we visited the school for a tour at the beginning of the year. We have been potty …