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The unique, humorous, and first time experiences are shared by new mommy, Rachael Lee. Follow along as she shares her new parenthood perspective and consistently shares her journey as a first time parent.
Growing Pains
I learned pretty quickly that my son wasn’t going to be a “textbook baby;” he rarely hit the big milestones at the same time as other babies. We would go long stretches without anything new happening, and then it seemed ... read more |  |
 | Little Picasso
I’ll be honest—being a working Mom doesn’t have many perks during the first year. Aside from the guilt, there is a constant yearning to be with your baby. I spent much of my time watching Micah on the web camera from ... read more |
MOM Brain
I had heard of pregnancy brain, a fog or cloudiness that overtakes pregnant women and temporarily renders them forgetful. I had experienced an ever-so-slight case of it myself but nothing too extreme. I would walk into a room and ... read more |  |
 | Introducing Solid Foods
When Micah was 4 months and 4 days old, his life changed forever. This was the day he was introduced to food. We decided to start with oatmeal. I had talked to many parents who introduced rice cereal and thought their baby ... read more |
To Cry or Pacify? The Big Debate
Binky, paci, plug, nuk-nuk. Whatever you call it, pacifier use is a hugely polarizing topic. I was one of those non-moms who totally judged other moms’ use of the pacifier. I insisted I would never want to pacify the cry ... read more |  |
 | Pumping at Work: Part II
Stress – the silent killer inside your body. It can lead to heart attacks, memory loss, and increased illness and decreased milk supply in a nursing mom. If you’ve been following along, you already know that breastfeeding pretty ... read more |
Pumping at Work: Part I
During my maternity leave, I had become quite friendly with my fancy, three hundred dollar pump. We got together daily and worked to build a freezer stash of milk for baby. We were a good team, and I went back to work, hoping we would continue to ... read more |  |
 | Back to Work
The piercing ring of the alarm woke me out of a peaceful slumber. The second best thing about being on maternity leave was not hearing that sound each morning. Hubby and I stumbled around what would eventually become our morning ... read more |
Snowed In
Hubby and I had spent a great deal of time orchestrating my return to work and Micah’s first day at his new child care center. I was scheduled to return a bit earlier than he would start at Kids ‘R’ Kids. It was important ... read more |  |
 | Countdown to Going Back to Work
Tick, tick, tock. Tick, tick, tock. Almost halfway through my maternity leave, I couldn’t escape it. At every turn, I felt the time with my little man ticking away. I tried so hard to enjoy every minute we had, but the impending ... read more |
Worried
“What fatal disease does he have now?” She was trying to be supportive, but I could hear my sister smirking through the telephone. In his short life, Micah had been diagnosed with several chronic diseases. This particular ... read more |  |
 | Parent Exhaustion
Newborns sleep all the time. New moms? Not so much. I had been warned of the sleep deprivation by every parent I know. The end of my pregnancy prepared me as best as it could. By the time I reached the third trimester, I was no longer ... read more |
Breastfeeding, Bottle, Pump?
Like all new moms, I was faced with the choice of formula or breastfeeding. The decision to breastfeed was an easy one for me. I had read all the current research and decided it was something I wanted to do. I couldn’t deny my little one ... read more |  |
 | Home Alone with Baby for First Time
Micah was ten days old when we found ourselves alone at home. Grammy’s visit was over and hubby had to go back to work. In the nine previous days there were lots of helpers. For me it was only nine days, but it was ... read more |
Here Comes Baby
Like all new moms, I couldn’t take my eyes off my brand new baby. Those eyes! Those lips! Those itty bitty toes! How would I ever find anything else interesting? The whole “sleep when they sleep” thing was lost on me, as I ... read more |  |
 | Getting Ready for Baby's Arrival
There are many questions that a pregnant woman is asked repeatedly while expecting. When are you due? Is it a boy or a girl? Do you have a name picked out? Have you begun decorating the nursery? When you’re sporting a bump ... read more |
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