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Continue reading →: Pros and Cons of Becoming a Mom in My Mid-ThirtiesGrowing up, I always assumed I’d be married by the time I was 25. That’s how old my mom was when she got married, so that’s what I thought was “right.” I was as single as a Pringle when I was 25, and so my dream of becoming a wife…
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Continue reading →: Why We Chose to Formula Feed Our BabyI distinctly remember the nurse asking me when I was in labor, “Will you be breastfeeding or bottle feeding?” I answered, and she wrote it on the whiteboard in my hospital room. The board also indicated I was 41+1 weeks pregnant and that I was having a baby boy. My…
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Continue reading →: Big Feelings about Being a Working MomWritten April 7, 2026 Tonight, the stress of balancing work and staying home with L hit me hard, and I took it out on Madison. I want to stay home with my baby. Period. But our mortgage necessitates two incomes, so I’m working remotely three days a week. It’s the…
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Continue reading →: Baby Clothes for 0-6M: What’s Worth Buying?Would you believe me if I told you I didn’t buy a single baby outfit before L was born? Madison and I took a beach vacation in late June last year, and my sister stayed at our house with our pets for the week. When we came home, she had…
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Continue reading →: Grieving My Pre-baby BodyLike many women, I’ve struggled with body image throughout my life. Some seasons have been harder than others – college, for example, and in my mid-twenties when my total wellness plummeted during the time I was a classroom teacher. And then, of course, pregnancy. I was grateful that, for most…
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Continue reading →: Lovevery Play Kits: Our Favorite ToysI didn’t know much about baby toys before having L, but I quickly learned that toys and playing are important and essential, even for a newborn! Friends and family have gifted us some toys, stuffed animals, and books, but the majority of L’s toys come from Lovevery. We subscribe to…
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Continue reading →: Don’t Let the Hard Days WinDon’t let the hard days win is my favorite Dove chocolate foil wrapper message. Today was a hard day. Sure, L was a little fussier than usual, and his longest nap was 33 minutes. But that’s not what made today hard. I feel stuck in the in between. I desperately…
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Continue reading →: Reflections on 6 Months of MotherhoodI used to think exclamations like, “I can’t believe it’s been 6 months!” or “How is it possible that I have a 1-year-old?!” were exaggerations. Just another standard social media caption to mark a milestone. But now that I have a 6-month-old, I understand just how un-exaggerated those statements are.…
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Continue reading →: Playing with a NewbornI didn’t know you could “play” with a newborn baby until L was three weeks old, and when I found out, I felt guilty for not having played with him for three whole weeks of his life! That sounds silly, I know. But it’s true. As a new mom, I…
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Continue reading →: Sleep Shifts with a NewbornToward the end of my pregnancy, I was ticked off that I couldn’t sleep through the night. As if I hadn’t gone through enough already, now I couldn’t sleep?! Everyone told me it was my body’s way of preparing for the sleep deprivation that would come with my newborn baby,…
Hello,
I’m Tiffany
In 2025, I became a mama for the first time to my little boy, L. As I began to navigate parenthood and postpartum, I realized there was A LOT to learn, and the Internet isn’t always a friendly place to seek support or encouragement. I decided to write about what I learn at each stage of motherhood, both to help me process and, hopefully, to help other mamas feel seen and encouraged.