As a new mother, I feel as though my life has become 100x busier. I work a normal 8am-5pm work day with a work out during lunch, then pick Brax up from daycare only to return home and do more work. Whether it’s cleaning the house, cooking, working…

Everyone told me so many different things about parenthood but no one could prepare me for being a “single” mom. Now let me clarify what I mean by being a “single” mom. You see, for those of you who don’t know me, my husband works second shift at…

It’s amazing some of the things Jason and I have heard being brand new parents to a newborn baby boy. All I can think is, “We’re new parents, not morons!” Some of the “so-called advice” is more of a common sense thing and creates more of an annoyance…

When is it the right time to get back into the gym post pregnancy? Many women ask themselves this after having children. Here are my thoughts on the subject: I’m very fortunate to have recovered relatively quickly after delivering my first son. I am down 20 lbs already…

Baby Jones is here! Braxton Leland made his debut on March 11th @ 11:36pm. He was a healthy 8lbs for being over 2 weeks early. He was 20 1/4 inches long. He is everything Jason and I dreamed of and more! He has blessed our lives with so…

We are finally in the home stretch of this pregnancy. 36 weeks 5 days with only 26 days (or less) until we meet our little man. As I reflect on the last 8-9 months, all I know for sure is that I still feel so blessed to be…

Yesterday when I was looking through old photos on my iPad, I found some pictures of me from the summer. I had an interesting perspective when I was looking through some of them and it occurred to me: “Why was I so critical of the way I looked…

I find it kind of funny when people ask my husband and I if we’re “ready” to be parents. I don’t understand why they look so appalled when we answer, “No.” Any expectant parent will tell you that there is no way to adequately prepare yourself to be…