Happy Friday, friends! I haven't written a Life Lately post since mid July. I plan continue them weekly again now that I'm back in the swing of things. Obviously a lot has gone on since then but I'll focus on this week for now, because that's what these posts are all about.
It was an exciting week because I was finally cleared to exercise and had my first training session with Madison since June.
Before I had a baby, I always thought push presents were a little crazy. Isn't the baby supposed to be the gift?! But when Anel told me that he wanted to gift me something to show how much he appreciated me for everything we went through followed by a difficult pregnancy, I started to see it differently.
When we moved into our house, there was a random room off of the kitchen that had just been put in. It felt like an afterthought, and had very little heat and no insulation. We at first thought of it as a nuisance and kept it empty for months. It was dark and cold and empty for that first winter.
Before I had Amalia, I asked my friend Jessica, the co-founder of The Parent Collective, to offer her top six tips for brand new moms as a fun guest post. When she sent me these tips a few weeks ago, pre-baby, I thought they sounded good but had no idea how accurate they would be.
