All things local in the lake country, Waukesha, Southeastern Wisconsin area
This Mother’s Day, celebrate you! Celebrate mom! Let’s think outside the box this year! The typical brunch is nice, but let’s add in a bit extra! We found some unique ideas for you to do. Bug & Goose Play Cafe / Self-Care Sunday Mother’s Day Special Open Play ••• […]
So, I’m 3 months in to my 3rd postpartum period. Some days it feels like I’m a seasoned veteran, some days like a clueless rookie. I’m blessed (and have been blessed the last 2 times around) with healthy, relatively easy newborns. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few tried and true […]
I entered the hospital around 2 pm on Monday, June 10 and had Cameron James Appleton at 3:39 am on Tuesday, June 11, weighing 7lbs, 4 oz. and was 21” long. I’m glad he didn’t wait until his due date, 15 days later, or he would have been a rather big baby. He came out absolutely perfect and loved by so many.
I was in the middle of a Christmas party last year when I started having contractions. I was only 30 weeks along and I was terrified. Per the on-call doctor’s directions, my husband and I left my two older children with their grandparents and headed over to the Emergency Department. […]
A Note to Myself on My Daughter’s First Day of Kindergarten // Slow down, Mom. Let her pick out her outfit, even though you can do it faster. Let her do her own hair, even though you can do it faster. Let her pack her lunch, even though you can […]
An interview with Dr Courtney Lemieux + Dr Alison Nelson at Moreland OB/Gyn Laughing Through Labor: New Pain Management Option Available ONLY at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital Planning for a baby involves a lot – setting up a nursery, whittling down that baby registry, reading a parenting book or two. It […]
Resuming the story about my pregnancy, my third trimester went from the beginning of April until June 11 when our son, Cameron James, was born (15 days early). I’ll get to Cameron’s arrival on my next posts, but this one is focusing on that final trimester. I call this one […]
But I wouldn’t have made it through this second trimester without all of the support and love from family and friends. My husband and I have dubbed this timeframe the “helpful trimester.”
