Adventures in Parenting

This started out as a cooking blog, but it has evolved over the years since its inception in 2008...mainly because I have evolved since then too.  One of the most major developments was the birth of my son in 2015.  I've used this blog to chronicle that journey, from pre-mom jitters and prep, his birth story, monthly updates of his (and our) lessons learned, budgeting for baby, along with other periodic ramblings about motherhood.

Links to these posts can be found here, in chronological order, for any future mom looking for references, or for current moms/dads looking for a few laughs.

Prepping For Baby:
Pregnancy Announcement
Baby Prep: Freezer Meals
Nesting & Nursery Prep
More Nursery Prep
Future Mommy Ponderings
Prepping For Maternity Leave
Completed Nursery
Budgeting for Baby:  Estimate vs. First Year Actual Costs

Lessons Learned:
Birth Story
3 Weeks
Month 1
6 Weeks
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
Month 6
Month 7
Month 8
Month 9
Month 10
Month 11
One Year Old!
Month 13
Month 14

Miscellaneous Musings:
Living In The Moment
Traveling For The Holidays
Things That Suck
Working Mom Edition #1
Mom Guilt Edition
Why I'm Totally Okay with Being an "Old Mom"
Tips for Pumping at Work
Working Mom Edition #2
Camping With A Baby
Beach Vacationing With A Baby