Jul 8, 2015 | Issa Brooke, Maternity, Motherhood, Under the Influence
Of all the differences between Cora’s birth and Issa’s birth, one of the best changes was adding a birth playlist for Issa’s home birth. I thought it might feel a little forced to have the candles flickering, peaceful music playing, and dim lights,...
Jul 1, 2015 | Fashion & Style, Maternity, Motherhood, Outfit Posts, Thoughts on Life, True Beauty
Recently I read an interview by Shape Magazine on Olivia Wilde, shortly after she gave birth to her son, Otis. I’m not going to make fun of the poor kid’s name, because her words on motherhood and the post baby body had me cheering and crying all at the...
May 13, 2015 | Giveaways, Issa Brooke, Maternity, Motherhood, San Antonio
My friend Denise is one of my crunchy mama pals that I can always count on for breastfeeding advice, organic food recipes, and cloth diapering savvy. Where she really excels, however, is with babywearing support. She’s actually a consultant for mamas who are...
Apr 27, 2015 | Health & Fitness, Maternity, Motherhood
Well, six weeks have officially flown by and I’m finally feeling physically, emotionally, and mentally ready to tackle the long road ahead of losing that baby weight. I’ve already dropped a good amount just with delivery and breastfeeding, but...
Apr 3, 2015 | Maternity, Motherhood
{The last photo of me pregnant, right after our walk trying to send myself into labor on March 14th. Read on to find out if it worked! 🙂 } Well, it took me over two years to write Cora’s birth story (read that here and here if you haven’t already), so...
Mar 20, 2015 | Family, Maternity, Motherhood
In case you haven’t heard yet, Miss Issa finally made her appearance! She arrived Sunday, March 15th at 2:49 am. Her weight and length exceeded her big sister by just a hair in each category, with Issa clocking in at 8 pounds, 15 ounces and 22 1/4 inches...
