Weekly Milestones: Introducing the Crib, Rolling Over and Bumbo - Month 3

14 weeks postpartum Like I mentioned in my last post, Jackson has grown leaps and bounds this past week. He's smiling more. He's rolling over like crazy and he transitioned into his crib! Taking a break from rolling over from back to tummy and tummy to back Jackson's biggest accomplishment (besides moving into his crib) for the week was rolling from his back to his belly. Or so I thought. I noticed this week when we'd put him down, he'd...

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Adjusting to Going Back to Work - Month 3

week 14 postpartum I thought after I pushed out an eight pound, three ounce baby I could handle ANYTHING. Now when the going gets tough I tell myself, "Remember, you did a REAL HARD thing just a few months ago - nothing in the world compares to that kind of pain. You can do it!" I found a worse pain. The day I had to leave my baby and go back to work. Look mom! Dad dressed me all cool! The day I dreaded for years had come. Leaving Jackson...

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Star Tribune Post - 15 Things I've Learned in the Three (short) Months I've Been a Mom

Week 14 postpartum Exciting stuff! My latest blog post - 15 Things I've Learned in the Three (short) Months I've Been a Mom -  is featured online in the Star Tribune! Check it out! And moms, let me know if you have anything to add. And I just found out it's one of the most emailed stories right now. Goodness gracious. Look! It's me on StarTribune.com! One of the most emailed articles! Tweet ...

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Jackson is 3 Months Old - 13 Weeks

13 weeks postpartum Jackson turned 3 months old during week 13. And I went back to work. Ugh! I'm saving a separate post for the going back to work deal... I'm 3 Months Old!    Let’s start off with the positives! We got back from our trip to Illinois. Jackson did wonderful again in the car. He practically slept the whole time in his car seat, which made me worried we’d have a rough night. Nope! He slept a good...

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First Long Car Ride and Other Milestones - Week 12

Week 12 postpartum (Note: a week late posting) My first week of being behind posting something! Is this a sign of what's to come? Hope not! What? I'm 12 weeks old??? Thanks Grandpa Powalish for the hat! Jackson's 12th week was a busy one! We went to his first baseball game in Eagan to watch a neighbor friend's son of the Koester's pitch. Whenever we bring Jackson anywhere, he causes a scene. Everyone wants to hold him. But soon he...

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First Overnight Trip to the Cabin and Fourth of July - Week 11

week 11 We survived an "overnight" trip to the cabin! I We did it! Though it was only one night, Jackson survived his first sleep over in a different environment. We'll be headed to Roscoe soon for FOUR nights so this was good practice! The Fourth of July landed on a Wednesday (boo!) this year and Karl only had that day off. As soon as he was off work Tuesday, we filled up the car with a week's worth of stuff (for only one night)...

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Body After Baby - week 11

How Do I Get My Body Back Pre-Baby? So the last "almost" three month have been spent learning how to be a mother. Dear God, I will say these past three months have been the HARDEST three months of my life. Nobody could have prepared me for this. No book. No person. No blog. Nobody. But, I will say I feel like once this week [week 11] hit, I finally started to get the hang of things. *huge sigh of relief* A little bit of a routine has been...

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