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Our fourth trimester is coming to a rapid end soon, and I wanted to share the experience and what it was like the fourth time around. What was easier, what was harder, and all the beautiful messy things in between. And what life is like with four kids under six years old.
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TLDR; preparation and a fresh perspective!
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Our fourth baby is here! We delivered her at a birth center at 40+1 weeks. It was an uncomplicated delivery up until the tail end, overall a very positive experience.
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How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen PerrinHappiness Falls by Angie KimFamily Lore by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Possessions by Sara Flannery MurphyThe Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll The Survivors by Jane HarperThe Rachel Incident by Caroline O’DonoghueBye, Baby by Carola LoveringWayward by Emilia Hart Funny Story by Emily Henry
Other books I read this summer:
Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches by Rachel JankovicJust for the Summer by Abby JimenezThe Paradise Problem by Christina LaurenThe Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan HaidtHow to Walk into a Room by Emily Freeman Close to Death by Anthony HorowitzThe Heiress by Rachel HawkinsMiracle Creek by Angie Kim 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen CoveyThe Berry Pickers by Amanda PetersFriends with Secrets by Christine GundersonThe Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury Within Arm’s Reach by Ann Napolitano The Third Wife by Lisa JewellFamily of Liars by E. LockhartSend us a text
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Welcome to another episode of WWATW (What We Ate This Week), How I Prepped and What I Spent (hint: it was a lot $$$)!
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Don't let this episode stress you out. These are all gentle suggestions of things to maybe think through if you're in your second or third trimester. Even if you do nothing, you and your baby will survive!
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Just 38 weeks pregnant, and super hormonal, reflecting on what a blessing it is to raise little children, that's all.
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Today, I'm reviewing three popular 2024 summer romance novels (spoiler: I strongly disliked two of them):
1. Funny Story by Emily Henry
2. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
3. Just for the Summer by Abby JiminezSend us a text
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These are the cleared zipper pouches I use.
And here is the Tote Savvy Bag.Send us a text
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Starting a 75 Hard / 75 Soft / 75 Mom / 75 Pregnancy Challenge is the perfect way to focus your mind, body, and spirit. And that's exactly what I'm looking forward to during these last few weeks of my fourth pregnancy. Here's my *super* adapted version of the 75 Pregnancy Challenge:
Drink a gallon of water every day (128-ounces = 1 gallon) — this will include a mix of water and coconut water for the electrolytes. Exercise 2-3 times per week for 45 minutes -- this will include an upper and lower body workout + a walkRead 10 pages of a book everydayNo screens past 9pm — this is for my mental health more than anything. It’s so easy to find myself scrolling on X until 10 / 1030 / 11pm when the best thing to do is to unplug, and not have the last thing I look at be a blue screen. Gratitude journal — because the days are long and hard with three kids, and it just keeps a healthy spirit. Take a picture everyday, I like this idea, mainly because I’ve gotten really terrible with taking photos. I hardly take them anymore, yet I know I’ll be thrilled to have them. Especially during this sweet time as a family of 5 for just a few more weeks.Send us a text
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And continuing on in the Toddler Books We Currently Love Series, today we have installment number 4. My three children are 5 and under, and that's the target audience for most of these books:
Piranahas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey Eat Pete by Michael RexSnail Crossing by Corey Tabor The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterAlice ’s Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis CarrolTen in a Hurry by Lo ColeBear Feels Scared by Karma WilsonDon’t Worry Little Crab by Chris Haughton I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello by Barbara Garriel 999 Frogs and a Little Brother by Ken KimuraHow Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? By Jane YolenThe Dinos on the Bus by Peter Millett Spot Goes to the Farm by Eric Hill Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet by Kelly DiPucchioBad Dog by Mike BoldtAlso, be sure to listen to Parts 1-3!
Episode #13: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 1Episode #46: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 2Episode #81: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 3Send us a text
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Welcome back to another episode of What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent in a Week as a family of 5!
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic ChickenPasta BologneseLemon-Berry Crumb Cake
And the beloved cherry pitter!Send us a text
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Using paper plates on Friday nights and when we host our family & friends has simplified my life so much.
In busy parking lots, having my kids all get in and out of the car through the same doorMaking an afternoon snack plateRotisserie chicken for dinner, and hot dogs for lunch on Costco Run daysDedicate one day for running errands, or batch them with appointments or other commitments (episode #106)Small load of laundry every morning (episode #45)Scheduling my workouts and sticking with itKeeping approved snacks on a shelf where my kids can reachHaving a weekly meal plan (episode #36)A simple and do-able cleaning schedule (episode #37)Different to-go pouches for throwing together a bag (future episode to come!)
And here other ways I've made my life easier as a SAHM to 3 kids 5 and under:PS. the set of disposable party plates we use
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Today, we’re going to talk about keeping the playroom clean, tidy, and organized for a more peaceful home.
As for the clean and tidy portion of our episode, I wanted to say again how much I really loved the book How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis, the best thing I took from her book is the 5 Step Cleaning method. The basics of the method is that there are only ever 5 kinds of items found in any cluttered or messy room:
trashdisheslaundrythings out of place and things that DON'T have a place (yet)....Send us a text
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Today, we’re going to discuss the ten books I plan to read this summer and I’m hoping you’ll join me, so we can discuss and have a large and in charge book club episode at the end of summer:
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen PerrinHappiness Falls by Angie Kim Family Lore by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy The Favorite Sister by Jessica KnollThe Survivors by Jane HarperThe Rachel Incident by Caroline O’DonoghueBye, Baby by Carola LoveringWayward by Emilia HartFunny Story by Emily Henry*The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren * (bonus read!)Send us a text
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Dear Contemporary Fiction Authors, please stop including Covid in your novels, Sincerely a Lover of Contemporary Fiction.
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As with everything, there are constant changes. Especially with growing children. On today's episode, I'm sharing an updated list of the 10 things that are simplifying my life right now with a 5, 3, and 1 year old at home.
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We only have 18 summers with them.
Now is a great time to evaluate what your average week will look like come summer, with all the appointments, and activities, and summer camps, and commitments, and cleaning, and meal prep, and laundry, and really stopping to evaluate if you have margin in your schedule to start tackling additional items on your to-do list. Is there a project you’ve been putting off? Is there a goal on your annual list you’ve been ignoring? Or is your schedule so jam packed this summer that the thought of adding anything on is hurting your brain?Send us a text
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