Mom Guilt

Mom guilt...I've got it.

This pregnancy hasn't been easy on me. The first trimester was plagued with morning sickness that hit me hard in the afternoon and I would spend most evenings crying because I felt it would never go away. Then that went away (with the help of life saving pills) and I was in the second trimester which I was hoping would be this magical time of feeling great with more energy and an awesome glow. 

Unfortunately I skipped over that part and I've been in constant round ligament pain with a clicking pubic bone ever sense. Walking, sitting, laying, rolling over....it's all excruciating. I'm nearing the end of this trimester and I found out I have gestational diabetes again and I'm just over here like, wah, wah, poor me.

But even more disheartening than my own issues is feeling like I'm a crappy mom because Norah has so much energy and I do not. She goes from one activity to the next at lightening speed and I just can't keep up. We do a lot of crafts where I can sit and watch but she needs more. There are days where we can run all of our errands, go to the park, and go for a walk/bike ride and days like today where I'm counting down till bedtime.

I know once the baby is here I'll physically be able to do more but it will be a different type of guilt while I have an even tinier human who depends on me for every need.

So, hey moms! What are your tips and tricks for being the best mom you can be while pregnant/caring for a newborn.

I want to make this transition as smooth as possible for all of us and keep my wild girl stimulated and happy all day.

P.S. Shout out to Tim who, when he isn't working, kills it at being a Dad <3 p="">

Pumpkin Patch 2018

Norah has been asking to go to the Pumpkin Patch since August so we decided to surprise her with a trip to Bates Nut Farm. 

Once she saw the pony rides and petting zoo that's all she cared about. I told her we had to choose our pumpkins first so she ran to the perimeter of the patch grabbed the first one she got to and said she was ready to go! Not without some photos, lady!

We each picked our own perfect pumpkin! Even the baby got a teeny one.

I didn't notice till we got home, but in all of these photos Norah has her hand on her stomach too! I can't get over how excited this girl is to be a sister.

We waited in this pony ride line for over an hour and once we got to the front she told me she was scared and didn't want to do it. A couple pep talks later she got on the horse and loved it.

When she got off she ran over to me and said, "Mom! I was a brave girl!"

Love our little family adventures <3 p="">

Oh, and look at last years pumpkin patch photo...I'm not crying, you are!

Snow Day

Bright and early this morning we made our way up to Big Bear to give this girl her first taste of snow. 

For the last year or so she has been obsessed with snowballs and snow angels because of that scene in Beauty and The Beast and when she jumped out of the car her mind was blown!

"What do you think Norah?!?"

"Is Boo-ya-full!" 

And it really was.

I spent a lot of time doing research to avoid crowds and dirty, melting snow. I found a blog post about an abandoned ski resort and there were only a couple other people there. The snow was fresh, and powdery, and plentiful.

I can't believe this Winter wonderland was less than 2 hours from home! 

Norah had so much fun and we can't wait to go back to our "Secret spot".

Are You Kitten Me? Norah's Cat themed 2nd Birthday.

Today we had a small family birthday lunch for our (almost) 2 year old!

This girl is obsessed with kitties so the theme of her party was, "Are You Kitten Me? Norah is Two!"

She loved her kitten party dress and ears!

With the exception of some store bought paper goods, I made the decorations for the "pawty" ;)

I had so much fun making this cake!

She partied so hard she passed out on the couch at 5:30!

Kitten Dress: H&M

Paper Plates, Table Cloth & Cat Bunting: Party City

Cat Ears, Cake, and Centerpieces: DIY