Its been cold up here in Minnesota and the last couple days really felt like Spring, which has been greatly welcomed. Yesterday I took Shelby on a walk and we walked past a woman pulling her little girl (who was maybe 2-3yrs old) in a wagon. We said hello and went about our day. Yesterday was the first day of "daily savings time" and so the first day where we got an extra hour of sunlight. Just as the sun was about to set the same woman and little girl were this time walking by our house. I...

With each day being its own “National Day” it is hard to keep up. Today is National Mental Health Day which hits close to home for sure. I have done everything in my power to put off writing about this today. But here I go. Mental health was never something that was talked about in my family. I never knew what it meant until recently. I have always assumed everyone felt the same way that I felt. I thought everyone's internal voice was as debilitating as mine. In my head I would always tell...

This post is about my My breastfeeding journey with my first child Shelby (she is 4 now 2026) I always knew if I had children that I would love to try breastfeeding.  I remember when I was pregnant with Shelby and how people would make “good intentioned” comments like “Well what if you can’t do it?” “Will you consider formula if you can’t breastfeed” and comments of similar variety. A lot came from my own family.  I am sure their worries `’come from a good place” but if your comments are...