by Ericka | Dec 28, 2015 | Baby, Uncategorized
One week from today I “go back to work.” I have that in quotes because I’ll be working from home, a transition I made when I moved to Indiana two months ago. Of course, I only experienced this for about 2 weeks because I went into labor early &...
by Ericka | Dec 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
We knew Christmas 2015 would be the best either of us has ever had, simply because Jacob was sure to be here by then. We just didn’t know he’d have already been here for so long yet! Nevertheless, it was a good Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve with my...
by Ericka | Dec 23, 2015 | family
We moved here for family and I’m trying to take advantage of it! My sister Shelby lives an hour away from us but I made my first trek (alone) down to Bloomington from Indianapolis this week. I was a little nervous to drive for over an hour with him in the back...
by Ericka | Dec 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! So…I spent quite a few hours this week going through the site and updating a few things. I’ve added a “Pregnancy & Baby” section that I plan to keep pretty up to date and it has all posts related to those things, as well as...
by Ericka | Dec 17, 2015 | Baby, Uncategorized
I can hardly believe it has been a full month since this guy entered the world. Of course, he’s been a part of our lives since we learned he was growing inside me like a little peanut but having him here “in person” is way more exciting 🙂 We have a...
by Ericka | Dec 11, 2015 | Baby, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
**First of all, thanks to everyone who has reached out with advice and encouragement after my post about my struggles with breastfeeding. It’s been extremely helpful and reassuring. We are on a path now that I feel better about and will fill you in soon!...
by Ericka | Dec 10, 2015 | Baby, Pregnancy
*When You Can’t Get Pregnant *My IVF Experience It’s hard to believe that one year ago at this time, Jacob didn’t exist yet. He existed in our hearts and hopes, but not physically. We knew we would start fertility treatments in January. It was...
by Ericka | Dec 7, 2015 | Baby, Pregnancy
*Side Note I’ve noticed I’ve lost a few Instagram followers and Facebook fans recently. I’m sure there are quite a few folks who have realized The Sweet Life has turned into a total Mommy blog. I thought about trying to separate things but it’s...
by Ericka | Dec 6, 2015 | Baby, Uncategorized
So…breastfeeding. What did I know before having a baby? I knew that “breast is best” and it’s the natural thing that most mothers choose to do. I hadn’t met anyone who chose not to breastfeed and was even surprised when the hospital staff...
by Ericka | Dec 4, 2015 | Baby, Uncategorized
I’ve never really done “day in the life” posts but I always found them really interesting from new moms when I was pregnant so I figured, why not go for it? I guess it’s not all that exciting but I also want to document this for my future eyes...
