Formerly Gracie

Pregnancy Bliss and “APP”iness

May 12, 2011

I micromanaged and monitored every second of my first pregnancy. I kept track of every tiny development and every kick, pain, or craving. Clearly, a sign that I was going to be SUCH a great mom! (That is, if drafting lists and reading parenting books was all it took.) I attempted to do the same […]

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Bump Month: From Party Girl to Mom (in five years or less)

May 9, 2011

It’s hard for me to pinpoint the exact moment when I felt like a mom, since I can no longer recall the time when I wasn’t one. Even before those two little pink lines confirmed that everything just changed, I thought about my children constantly–what kind of mom would I be to them, what would they […]

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{Giveaway} “All About The Bump” Basket for a New Mom Worth $1,000

May 6, 2011

Our amazing “All About The Bump” Month sponsors have given each member of Splash Creative Media a Bump Basket to give away to our readers. This prize is the ultimate win for any pregnant or new mom. Second, third, fourth… time moms are welcome to enter too, since we all know every new baby is […]

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Jumping on the Minivan: Rally To Restore Unity

May 5, 2011

Kristen Howerton, my friend and editor at ShePosts, posted a similar message on her personal blog, Rage Against the Minivan, with the following sentiment: There is a rally to restore unity movement going around social media circles. Where the Daily Show’s rally sought to bring it down a notch for America, some of us are trying to bring […]

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A Push for Presents

May 5, 2011

I had no clue “push presents” existed until I visited a friend and her new baby. Instead of offering me a chance to cuddle her new little bundle, she shoved a sparkly pair of diamond earrings in my face. “For meeeee,” I joked. “No, for ME,” she corrected. “Hubby gave them to me in the delivery room […]

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A Birth Story Told In Snapshots

May 2, 2011

On July 29th, 2009, I woke up early, kissed my first born on the head… …and left for the hospital with Mike and my mom– sans make up, sans breakfast, and VERY pregnant. Once we arrived, I was shown to a room where I sat and waited, fixating on my impending c-section for about three […]

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What Stay At Home Moms Do All Day?

April 27, 2011

Since becoming a stay-at-home mom four years ago, I am often asked what I do all day. Sometimes I have no words to fully describe the experience. After all, anyone absurd enough to ask such a question couldn’t comprehend the answer anyway. (News flash. Parenthood. It’s tough.) Other days I have approximately three hundred and […]

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Back In My Day…

April 21, 2011

Today, Scout have a huge fit because the DVR wasn’t recording “The Cat in the Hat” fast enough. I was so aggravated that busted out with, “When I was your age, we had to watch what was on TV when it was on TV. And if we missed a show, it was NO. BIG. DEAL.” […]

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