To celebrate Zidaan's first Eid, we decided to take him back home to Michigan so I could spend it with my family. My parents were ecstatic! The look on my nani's face when she first met Z was priceless.
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I've been slacking with this blog. Honestly y'all, I end up going radio silence here to figure out how to mom a person and work all at the same time. It’s a lot to balance, and I’m not sure if it’s going to get harder or easier as I get better at it. As of now, I'm trying my best. Phew! That said, my little man is 4.5 months old today! I figured I could just do a mini update on him and use this platform to do a little venting.
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You could easily say she has been *patiently* waiting for her acceptance letter from Hogwarts from the time she turned 10? Since a wizard path is not likely in her future, why not do the next best thing and bring Hogwarts to her with an adorable Potter themed baby showe
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I really didn't want to write about this cause the wound's still pretty fresh. Maybe a few weeks from now, leaving my child at home while I go to work will be smooth sailing? Anyhoo, I had several new moms reach out to me asking how it is working with a child at home so now I feel compelled to talk about my experience.
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My little lovebug is 3 months today! We visited our cousin's 1 week old the other day and I was shocked at how little she was - what was more shocking to me was that Zidaan was even smaller than her at 1 week.
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I wish I could say everything has been amazing since the day he was born and I wake up every morning with a huge smile on my face ready to take on every hardship motherhood has to offer. While many things are undoubtedly wonderful, a few aspects of postpartum life definitely caught me off guard. Big time.
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Zidaan is 5 weeks old today. It’s hard to believe that my little guy is over a month old already. How time flies!
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My sweet pea is here! And I've never been more in love. He made his debut into the world on February 9th. Before I forget details of my labor and delivery, I wanted to write a quick blog on my experience and share with everyone as well!
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Every month on the 23rd, I would count how many more months I had to go till I could hold my baby. After today, January 23rd, there is less than a month until my nugget makes his appearance. Holy crap, I need to say that again. One month. Or less than a month.
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As I'm getting closer to the end of my pregnancy and finally feeling some of the pains of carrying another life for over 8 months now - I thought I would add a little humor in my long days of getting internally kicked around by a 5 lb chunker by writing this blog
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Everything from an adorable dessert table with a buffet of beautiful intricate mini desserts to a gorgeous decor table that included a trail mix bar and forest animal cookies, this set up was the perfect combination of rustic and elegance.
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Not sure if this is just me or lots of other pregnant women, but I've recently noticed I spend much of my day having conversations with myself in my head. Yep, with MYSELF. Aka talking to myself. Asking ridiculous questions.
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Welcome to my 3 hour pregnancy glucose test! I can’t tell you enough how horrified I am this morning of getting poked 4 times, that nasty sugar drink and no food. Definitely much different and more intense than my one hour glucose test last week.
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Not sure how this is reality, but I have just about 9 weeks to go till the baby is here. Nine weeks. Single digits, people.
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And, I have to say—our babymoon was one of our best trips ever! There’s a lot to be said for spending money just to relax—especially when your lives are about to get a whole lot busier. It was a sweet little weekend get away. Just the two of us. Well, the baby was there, but it was still inside and quiet :)
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Three things: a Dr. Seuss children's book, laughs with family and friends and amazing seafood pasta. That is what this Sunday was all about. I was thrown the most beautiful baby shower to celebrate my baby boy by my sister and mother in law.
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Happy Black Friday loves! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and is ready to work off all the food today with some holiday shopping! I've put together a quick list of all the stores I will be checking out today (including online boutiques)
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When you're pregnant, getting dressed every morning can be a major challenge. Even for the trendiest mom to be, the struggle is quite real when your body changes so frequently. I had to get used to not knowing what clothes in my closet would fit me day to day.
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I had the busiest weekend running around with my parents in town. Since we're all high strung on baby fever, we took my mom and mother in law to Babies R Us to show them what we had put on the registry and I can't put into words how excited and giddy those two were. My mom wanted to buy everything off the rack that screamed cute (which was LITERALLY EVERYTHING).
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I can't believe I'm halfway through my 6th month of pregnancy. It's flying by so quickly! This baby bump has definitely popped again and the stretching of all my mid-muscles is getting quite painful. I still can't complain though, cause I've really enjoyed my pregnancy so far and it's been quite a breeze. I finally feel like I’m really pregnant. Like, there's no mistaking it as a sinfully large meal or me being weirdly disproportionate anymore. Thank the Lord. People don't ask me if I'm expecting anymore, they safely assume. Win for this prego!
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