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Welcome to Week #1 of the Tuesday Baby Link Up! I'm thrilled to be hosting this with some other awesome moms who blog. There have been many times in my life that I have craved community, but none quite like early parenthood. Shannon, Charise, Christie, Vicki and I are hopeful that this link up will offer just that - a community. A place where parents can share their stories, and where we can all be inspired and encouraged by the truth that we are not alone! So, join us won't you? Share your stories and comment on those that you…Read more

Mud. Thick, sloppy, gooey mud. For much of the last two months since LM's birth, it feels like I've been existing in mud. It's not that I can't cook, clean, take care of my kiddos, play, do laundry, exercise or work. It's just that It. All. Feels. So. Hard. I have had no trouble falling head over heels for Little Man. I delight in him and his amazing older sister. Loving them is so easy (just look at them!). Cherishing them is effortless. Changing diapers, giving baths, walking to the playground - that…Read more

Before having children, I worked more than full time. In fact, I worked all the time. I was a tax director at a Big Four public accounting firm AND the co-owner and head yoga instructor of a martial arts and yoga studio. Between the two jobs, I regularly worked 80-90 hours a week. Thankfully, my husband worked at both places with me. For the first eight years of our marriage, there was little distinction between work and family. Our burnout began before her arrival, but AE's birth gave us both the motivation to…Read more