I hate to type it, but my maternity leave is coming to an end very soon. My first pregnancy, I took only 6 weeks off before working again and this time, I took 8 weeks -- still not enough for me! I enjoy my job, but you know how it is :) Life resumes and we do what we must. Unfortunately, that means I have to think about childcare for my precious new baby girl. The thought of sending her off to daycare right away made me very sad. At 2.5, I am still a little heartbroken everyday when I drop Jacob off and that's no lie (Here's my post from his first week of daycare two years ago). Sure, it's easier than it used to be but I almost always hate it. Will I still feel this way when he's in 6th grade?! So I want to avoid quadrupling that … [Read more...]
Leaving Cloud 9: The Trailer and Reason Behind Why We Wrote It
*Pre-order now This post & trailer is in reference to my forthcoming book, "Leaving Cloud 9: The True Story of a Life Resurrected from the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma and Mental Illness." You can read more about the announcement here. A video trailer about the book, which releases June 26th: We know there are people who feel hopeless. We know that past trauma, depression, mental illness and lack of love can create a prison of despair. We know that there are people out there who don't know that being happy or healed is a reality available to them. We know that life is hard and unfair. We know that we don't all start on a level playing field -- and that some of us grow up with awful parents -- or no parents. Some of us are born … [Read more...]
Abigail Grace: The Birth Story
Hey everyone -- meet my daughter, Abigail Grace Sylvester! She arrived by induction two days before her due date on March 7, 2018 and we are so happy she finally made an appearance! She is six days old today and I wanted to share her birth story on the blog before it gets away from me. I know I don't blog that much anymore but I'd still like to share :) Since Jacob was born 15 days early, I anticipated an early arrival for Abby. But when we passed that date and things were still holding strong, I was glad. I actually knew I would miss being pregnant and that I will probably never be pregnant again so...I kind of cherished the extra days. Still, about two weeks before due date, my doctor told me I had low fluid and would probably need to … [Read more...]
Crib to Toddler Bed Transition: Tips for Success
I feel like everywhere these days I'm seeing toddler mom friends kinda stressing out about the big transition from crib to toddler bed (we got ours for cheap at Wal-Mart!). If you're lucky, it doesn't happen until at least age 2 but I've seen people holding off as long as 3 in some cases. I see no issue with waiting if your kid isn't climbing out but I was glad to make the transition and get this done BEFORE baby came! Unfortunately for us, Jacob started being able to get out of his crib at about 22 months. Note to self, don't buy a crib with a changing table attached because it makes it a lot easier for them to get out and hop down to the ground. We also have a tall little monkey who likes to jump :) This is such a crib: Anyhow, at … [Read more...]
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