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Life With a Toddler: What to Expect

Usually when I blog, I try to emphasize the bright side of parenting. I try to make parenting seem fun instead of stressful, and trust me, it can be both. I love my son with all of my heart, but he has been wild lately! Trust me when I say that babies and toddlers are […]

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My Attempt at Making Mini Churros (Recipe Included)

Lately my husband and I have been craving the famous Mexican sweet treat called Churros. While we were web surfing one night, we saw a video of a lady making them. She made it look so easy, and I thought to myself, “Surely, I can do that!” Well fast forward to today. I went to […]

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Making Healthier Choices

Three weeks… We have just wrapped up our third week of quarantine. As much as I love a having a chill day with my family, three weeks is a long time without much social interaction. We have watched a lot of Netflix, and we have eaten a lot of junk food. After the first week […]

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Enjoying The Quarantine

Life has been really strange lately. Due to the recent Pandemic (aka the Corona virus everyone keeps talking about), it seems like some people think the world has stopped spinning. I will admit that it is serious, and it has affected so many lives worldwide, but I’m honestly so tired of hearing about it. I […]

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Nine Month Update: Getting Bigger And Smarter!

This past Sunday (the 19th), my little JJ turned 9 months old! There have been so many changes from 8 months to 9 months. It is just so insane how fast babies grow. I swear I just had a newborn, and now I am chasing a soon to be toddler around the house. He seriously […]

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JJ’s First Haircut!

JJ has always had so much hair. I remember in his last ultrasound when I was 38 weeks pregnant with him (the day I was induced), and you could even see his hair in the ultrasound picture! When JJ was born, I was surprised at how much hair he actually had. I was bald until […]

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2019 Reflections!

I can’t believe that we just said goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020! This year has been full of triumphs, trials, sickness, health, and much more. Last night I enjoyed having a friend over to visit for a while. She loves playing with JJ. We used to be coworkers, and after 2 years of […]

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A Very Special Christmas!

This Christmas was so chaotic, fun, and special in so many ways! First of all, everyone was healthy, and that is such a blessing this time of year. Also this was our first Christmas as a family of three in our own house! Last year was still great, but I was 6 months pregnant with […]

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Catching Up: Thanksgiving, Milestones, and Christmas Decorations!

The past couple weeks have been chaotic to say the least. I have wanted to write a blog, but I have had so much going on. From Thanksgiving gatherings to trying to keep up with JJ’s ever changing routines and milestones, I have definitely been on my toes! The past couple weeks have been full […]

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Moms Don’t Get To Clock Out!

A couple of years ago, I used to work at least 40 hours a week at a fast food restaurant. I would work from 10:00am until 9:00pm (open to close). My break would usually be around 2:00pm, and I would get an hour. I remember how ready I would be to clock out for that […]