chelseaboxrudJul 30, 20192 minDay, I don't remember anymore!We are past the one week mark of weaning & I thought we were doing so well. The weekend was so smooth - but I remembered why, my husband...
chelseaboxrudJul 26, 20192 minDay 3: It Gets Harder Before It Gets EasierAhhh - Day 3! Am I crazy to think that it should be easier at this point? Probably. I'm just emotionally drained and am so ready to be...
chelseaboxrudJul 25, 20192 minDay 2: Progress is Progress!I swear, It's only Wednesday, and it feels like we have been weaning FOREVER. & by weaning, I mean, not nursing at all anymore, and...
chelseaboxrudJul 23, 20193 minDay 1: I Never Thought We'd Be Here! I never thought we'd be here. Even though I knew my goal was to stop nursing at 2 years - I really never pictured a life where I wasn't...
chelseaboxrudJul 23, 20193 minI'm Done Breastfeeding. When I started this blog, I promised the good, the bad, the ugly, the funny, the hard, the real. ALL THE THINGS. Well, tonight, as I type...
chelseaboxrudJul 8, 20192 min5 Must Haves for Traveling with a ToddlerWe have already taken both our family trips for this summer! how? This summer is flying by!! I find myself asking fellow mamas traveling...
chelseaboxrudJun 13, 20191 minI'm StrugglingCall it being overwhelmed, call it writers block, even call it #momlife, I haven’t written here in a while. Why? I’m struggling.
chelseaboxrudOct 13, 20182 minEmily Jean: 8 Month UpdateEmily turned 8 months old TODAY!! I can't even believe I have an 8 month old. This happy girl is the light of our lives. She is so much...
chelseaboxrudSep 28, 20185 minA Birth Story: Alyssa BarnardHappy Friday everyone! I have never been more excited to introduce anyone, ever! Not that I do a ton of introductions, but you get the...
chelseaboxrudSep 14, 20183 minMom Regret: Is it Real?Ahhh - this one has been tugging at my heart this past week. We have been struggling through the "grey period," which if your little one...
chelseaboxrudSep 7, 20183 minA Birth Story: Molly BrunettiEveryone's mama story is unique and different & so very beautiful. I can't help but be so entranced by a new mama telling her story....
chelseaboxrudAug 31, 20185 minNatural Child Birth: The Why, How, & Ow!!The Why! Why would anyone in their right mind choose a natural child birth when drugs are available, common, & can make for a more...
chelseaboxrudAug 24, 20184 minBreastfeeding: UncensoredHusbands, loving family members, friends and strangers do not understand the emotional side of nursing a baby - and how can they if they...
chelseaboxrudAug 17, 20182 minEmily Jean: 6 Month UpdateEmily turned 6 months old on Sunday the 12th. The past month has flown by. She is learning something new everyday and is one happy &...
chelseaboxrudAug 3, 20183 min5 Things We Learned While Traveling With An InfantTraveling with an Infant. I wrote all about this 2 months ago. I gave you my detailed account of how great of a traveler my daughter was...
chelseaboxrudJul 27, 20182 min5 Ways to Enhance your Child's LearningI am so blessed and honored to have a guest blogger on here today! Her and I worked together to share my birth story with her readers, a...
chelseaboxrudJul 20, 20184 minMy Breastfeeding JourneyI wanted a natural childbirth. I didn't want a c-section. I wanted to give birth in a bathtub. I didn't want my water to break before...
chelseaboxrudJul 13, 20182 minLetter to {exclusively} Breastfeeding Mamas {maybe not by choice}Breastfeeding. Possibly one of the things in raising a child that is the most difficult {for mama} & the most sought after. This letter...
chelseaboxrudJul 12, 20182 minEmily Jean: 5 Month UpdateEmily is 5 months old {today, the 12th}. This last month has probably been the most fun, yet the most exhausting. Our little girl is...
chelseaboxrudJul 6, 20183 min5 things I Wish I Would Have Done During My 1st Pregnancy1. Taken More Bump Pictures No, I don't mean take more pictures to share them all over social media, but take bump pictures every week. I...