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Top Ten Pregnancy Books for First Time Moms

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To the Exclusively Pumping Mama: A Standing Ovation

13 Comments / Motherhood / By Bert A.

I have to write this out, say it out loud and applaud a few special moms living day in and day out the way we all do. Only, they do it differently than I ever did. How? Why am I feeling like giving every single one of these mothers a standing ovation? Two words: Exclusive …

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Five products toddlers need to aid sleep because if that toddler isn’t sleeping you’ll be miserable

2 Comments / Toddler / By Bert A.

Just when you think you have it all together, your sweet little baby is now a toddler. Toddler sleep, while you may think is not as important as baby sleep, you’ll find that it’s still just as important as it was when your fiesty threenager was just a little two-month-old. What’s more than the occasional …

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Plan the Perfect Baby Registry with Target

Featured / By Bert A.

This post has been written in partnership with P&G. All opinions are 100% my own. I wish that I lived in the same town as all of my family members but growing up in the military and moving every two to three years didn’t really make that desire possible. Planning ahead for anything was challenging. …

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The First Time I Ever Breastfed a Baby

Breastfeeding / By Bert A.

I have partnered with Babywise.life; all opinions are 100% my own. I did everything a first time expectant mother should do; I went to birth classes and like the dutiful mother-to-be that I was I attended breastfeeding class. Not because I wanted to attend one more class but I just knew that it was the right …

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The skinny on baby shower thank you notes.

pregnancy / By Bert A.

This post was written in partnership with Basic Invite. All opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this blog post. Thank you! I don’t know about you but when I was growing up my mother was what I like to call the Thank You Dictator. If I had a birthday you better believe …

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The Top 10 Pregnancy Products You NEED to Make Your Pregnancy Easier

17 Comments / pregnancy / By Bert A.

Just so you know, there are affiliate links in this blog post; it won’t cost you anything extra, however, should you make a purchase from one of the links I’ll receive a small commission for your purchase. Thank you for supporting my family! You’re pregnant. It’s exciting and you cannot wait to hold that sweet …

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The 3 JOYS Project – Experiencing JOY in our present circumstances

Motherhood / By Bert A.

I have to confess something and it’s been pulling on my heart longer than I’d like to admit. I have had the worst attitude toward and about my children and they’re picking up on it. My husband is an accountant and the closer we get to April 18th the longer his absence becomes. We parent …

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5 Toddler Feeding Tools You Need in Your Kitchen

Parenting / By Bert A.

Toddlers are messy; there’s no doubts about that. If you’re a clean freak like I am it’s challenging to sit back and let your toddler learn how to feed themselves because all you see is the mess. It’s a necessary thing though, your toddler has to learn how to feed themselves. I mean no able …

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Twenty-Seventeen: The Year of Me – 3 Steps to Help Find Your Passion So You Can Live a Better Life

Parenting / By Bert A.

Last week during our weekly First Time Chat I share with the viewers what the goal of our 2017 series “Twenty-Seventeen: The Year of Me” is all about as well as some homework to get everyone started. I know the title of the series may be a little confusing. I’m not suggesting that you solely …

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