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The Gift of Unanswered Prayers

November 11, 2015 By And What a Mom! 2 Comments

“Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers” - Garth Brooks I wish I had an old diary and could go back and reflect on all my past prayers/wishes/dreams. How many of them went unanswered? Probably 90%. And how many am I grateful went unanswered? Almost all of them. Let’s face it, we ask for stupid sh*t…

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Filed Under: Baby, Children, Family, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: baby, boys, children, family, Garth Brooks, God, mom, prayers, pregnancy

Mom’s Search for Meaning - A Quest for Answers & Support

November 4, 2015 By andwhatamom Leave a Comment

I found myself visiting a local church one particularly vulnerable Sunday. I hadn’t explored religion since my youth, and never took it very seriously. But on this day, I felt empty and hopeless, and it suddenly made perfect sense to be there.

Filed Under: Children, Family, Life & Fun, Motherhood Tagged With: anxiety, children, church, God, Motherhood, post partum depression, PPD, spirituality

Remember Everything You Learned about Pregnancy the First Time Around? Forget It.

October 28, 2015 By andwhatamom 1 Comment

I’m glad we know more now about fetal development than we did a few years ago, but I hesitate to think what they will find out in the years to come. No doubt, I’m doing something wrong.

Filed Under: Baby, Family, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: baby, birth defects, diclegis, drinking, emily oster, expecting better, fetal alcohol syndrome, first trimester, guilt, health, Kim Kardashian, medication, morning sickness, Motherhood, pregnancy, prenatal testing, research, second trimester, technology, temper tantrum, zofran

Navigating the First Trimester with a Toddler in Tow

October 20, 2015 By andwhatamom Leave a Comment

What’s the one thing you need readily available every second of the day with a toddler. Energy! Well, that, and your full attention. These are two things I could not provide my son during this first trimester.

Filed Under: Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: baby, children, family, first trimester, kids, mom, morning sickness, Motherhood, pregnancy, toddler

Dumb Sh*t People Ask You When You’re Pregnant

October 13, 2015 By andwhatamom 4 Comments

But seriously, why on earth does anyone aside from my husband and OB want to know when and where a baby was conceived? This is just gross.

Filed Under: Pregnancy Tagged With: baby, pregnancy

Five Symptoms of Pregnancy No One Wants to Talk About

October 6, 2015 By andwhatamom Leave a Comment

We see gorgeous celebrity photos of glowing women and their baby bumps. But rarely do they divulge the ugly symptoms many women experience every day and oftentimes keep hidden from friends and family.

Filed Under: Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: anxiety, baby, fatigue, first trimester, Kim Kardashian, morning sickness, pregnancy, pregnancy symptoms

Forget Mommy Wars, Let’s Talk about Mommy Cliques

October 1, 2015 By andwhatamom 1 Comment

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Full disclosure: I have not yet read Mindy Kaling’s book, “Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me?” but I just love the title because I think I say this to myself several times a day. And I say it about 100 times a minutes when I’m scrolling Facebook. Ever since…

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Filed Under: Family, Friends, Motherhood Tagged With: children, cliques, Facebook, family, friends, friendship, kids, mean girls, mommy wars, Motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, toddler

Behold the Toddler Tantrum

September 29, 2015 By andwhatamom 2 Comments

Last night my toddler had his first meltdown. He’s thrown fits before but this performance was Oscar worthy. An epic, blood curdling, floor rolling, the world is going to end meltdown. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. And it shook me to my core. I don’t have a lot of experience with children prior to my…

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Filed Under: Children, Family, Motherhood Tagged With: baby, family, meltdown, Motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, temper tantrum, toddler

5 Things I Can’t Wait for with the New Baby, and 5 Things I Dread!

September 24, 2015 By andwhatamom 2 Comments

There are probably way more than five things I am looking forward to with baby number two. But five seems like a good number, and everyone’s busy, so here we go: Giving birth - Yes, this may sound strange for people that had delivery nightmares or remember the pain. But it’s been a year and…

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Filed Under: Family, Motherhood Tagged With: baby, breastfeeding, delivery, family, first trimester, Motherhood, post partum depression, pregnancy, sleep

Shhh! I’ve got a secret…

September 23, 2015 By andwhatamom 3 Comments

I have the most exciting news in the world and no one wants me to share it. I’m 10 weeks pregnant. Amazing right? A blessing, a gift, a human being developing in my belly! And this is what drives me nuts, and why I’ve decided to start a blog. Because let’s face it, a lot…

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Filed Under: Family, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: America, anxiety, baby, blogging, breastfeeding, first trimester, miscarriage, morning sickness, Motherhood, pregnancy, sisters

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