Hot Mess Mommy Express

During the pregnancy, I did a blog post all about cloth diapering and everything that I was learning! I've received a lot of questions and I felt it necessary to do a follow-up on how it's going. We've been cloth diapering our girls for three months now and so far we are loving it! It has been unbelievably easy for us and I am so glad that we decided to make the investment. We knew that we were taking a large (and pricey) risk by purchasing enough cloth diapers for two babies. I wouldn't change it (no pun intended) for anything!  If you don't mind a few extra laundry loads here and there, then I highly encourage you to give it a try. Purchase a few and try it out. If it doesn't work for you, then there are tons of moms out there looking to buy the diapers secondhand. My biggest concern was cleaning them in my HE front loader wash machine. It gets the job done! And once you find a washing routine that works for you, it's a breeze. I'm getting ready t...

At almost 4 months old, it's time to really meet the girls and their personalities!  Night and day.....that's exactly what these two girls are! We have our little miss Everly; she is the most laid back baby on the planet. She literally just goes with the flow each and every day. She's so content and always happy. We have our little miss Emersyn; she's who we call the boss! If she wants something, she wants it right now! Is it bad that we can already sense future mischief from her?  It's amazing how their personalities from inside the womb remain outside. During my pregnancy, Emersyn was on my left side and she was constantly active, kicking all day long! I felt like a boxing match was going on in there! And during ultrasounds, she would always throw a limb into Everly's picture! Everly hardly moved, just hanging out in there. She did find a comfortable spot for her foot (my ribcage) and left it there for the last couple of months. It caused me so much dis...

.....of being a career mom. I always knew without a doubt that I'd be returning to work. Part of me wishes that we could afford for me to stay home with my kids, but the other part enjoys working and adult interaction. I feel like I worked really hard to earn my degree to go into marketing, plus I have a job that I enjoy with wonderful co-workers. Not everyone is that lucky! I'm very proud that I've made it through my first day without any tears and it actually feels really good to be working again. I am able to go home on my lunch break to snuggle and feed the babies, which is definitely helpful. I couldn't wait to pick them up when I got home! Forget lunch! I just want my babies! I'm enjoying getting myself back into a routine as well. I feel like when I'm not working, I forget to maintain my planner, my checkbook balance, menu planning, etc. I didn't realize how much of a structure is incorporated into my every day life just by going to work.  Every m...