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Why I Love It In One Minute – No, Not that “it”
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Why I Love It In One Minute – No, Not that “it”

by Jill April 7, 2016
written by Jill

I love telling people about stuff I love. And I do that from time to time here, but since this isn’t a product-review based blog, it’s hard for me to find the right time and context to let you all know about random stuff that I’m obsessed with.

I share a bit on Instagram, of course, and Facebook, but I thought starting a video series would be a super fun way to tell you all about the stuff I just… I really want to tell you about. Not just products, but maybe apps and books and really just anything I think you might need and want in your life.

I want it to be easy for you to watch, and quick, and fun. And I don’t want you to wonder if I’m getting paid to say that I love.

WILI

Why I Love It In One Minute is a series of 60 second (ish) videos that will never be sponsored, and always be captioned (so no need to listen with sound on). Now, sometimes the thing I’m telling you about would have been sent to me at some point (which I will disclose), but the only way it’s making it onto a WILIIOM video is if I decide I really love it enough to justify that. I will include links to purchase items if possible, and sometimes they will be affiliate links.

Here are the two I’ve done so far. I hope you love them!

Mad love for those Mrs. Meyers products! The Lavender is my favorite scent, and the candles burn so long and clean! 

 

Scott loves this Bose Soundlink so much that I feel like I need one for me! Would be perfect for my studio upstairs. Obsessed with the mint colored one.

Is there anything you’d like to know about? What kind of “love this” things should I share? Let me know and I’ll add it to my list!

Oh, and if you want to see these videos as soon as they are posted, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

April 7, 2016 1 comment
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The EB Brought Playdoh Surprise Eggs. There’s a Video Because I Want To Be Rich.
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The EB Brought Playdoh Surprise Eggs. There’s a Video Because I Want To Be Rich.

by Jill March 28, 2016
written by Jill

So listen, the Easter Bunny knows how addicted my kids are to watching grown people peel Playdoh off of giant plastic eggs on YouTube. I don’t know how he knows this, but then again, I also don’t know how he makes it to all those houses to hide all those eggs in one night.

I’m not one to question the EB, is what I’m saying.

Being the knowing bunny that he is, he brought our 3 kids Playdoh Surprise Eggs in lieu of baskets this year. It’s obvious he’s a badass. I mean, just look at these.

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Now, being the unknowing sort that I am, I had to ask him how he created these, and here’s what little he could tell me:

For those big giant plastic eggs (which he has seen at Target during Easter season, but are also available on Amazon) it takes about 6 full size cans of Playdoh to cover each one. He said he rolled out 3 cans at a time (with a wine bottle, actually, because the wooden rolling pin we had in our drawer was sticking to the Playdoh, and he was really glad I was the sort to have a wine bottle laying around). Then he covered 1/2 the egg, rolled the other 3 out, covered the other half, cut off the excess, and patched and smooshed a bit.

The smaller egg, also on Amazon, only took about 3 cans to cover.

Then he used other colors to make the various decorations and spell out their names. He’s really creative like that.

Also, he kept them from drying out from the time he dropped them off until morning by covering them with a couple garbage bags.

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Now, as for what’s inside, I’m going to list it all out below this short video of the kids ripping into them on Easter morning.

 

Of course there is a video! For one, the kids insisted. Do Playdoh Surprise Eggs even exist if there is not a video of them being torn apart? We think not. Also, looking forward to becoming an overnight millionaire after all the kids find this on YT and watch it 150 times without blinking.

Kendall (7.5):

  • Halo Mega Bloks Drop Pod
  • Star Wars Micro Machine Blind Bag
  • Justice League Mashems
  • Star Wars Lego set
  • Minecraft Craftables blind box
  • Yowie chocolate surprise egg (his had a turtle in it)

Leyna (5):

  • My Little Pony blind bag
  • Num Noms
  • Disney Key Ring blind bag
  • Batman & Catwoman Lego set
  • Shopkins Season 4 basket
  • Yowie chocolate surprise egg (hers had an anteater in it)

Lowell (2.5):

  • Cars Ramone Color Changing car
  • Cars Boost Color Changing car
  • Finding Nemo Bandaids
  • Disney Planes Bulldog
  • Yowie chocolate surprise egg (he got a platypus)

The big Krause kids have been BEGGING me to “do REAL Playdoh surprise eggs” for months, so I am SUPER happy the EB brought these. They had a wonderful time opening them, and remain mildly interested in the contents 36 hours later. Really all I could hope for. Thanks, EB!

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April 2017 update!

I did a live Facebook video to show you guys how you can make your own Playdoh Surprise Eggs… or you can let the bunny know where to go for inspiration 😉 Watch below and you’ll see exactly how EXCITED Lolo is about opening his egg.

March 28, 2016 9 comments
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AITKWK: Episode 2- Cement & Toddlers & Poor Choices
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AITKWK: Episode 2- Cement & Toddlers & Poor Choices

by Jill March 24, 2016
written by Jill

Our first episode of Adventures In The Kitchen With Kids went so well and was so fun for the kids, that I promised we’d do another. And because I can never keep things under control, I decided to try and make cement eggs with all 3 kids, including the 2.5 year old.

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I pinned this a while back and thought it looked like a pretty easy thing to pull off, yielding results that the kids could have fun with, and some extras that I could decorate with.


Cement + kids- what could possibly go wrong? Actually, the kids were mostly fine, all things considered. As you watch this, keep in mind that Scott’s behind the camera and it’s like he’s a nature photographer. He can only observe and not interfere… not even when wet cement falls on the floor.

The biggest issue was that the eggshells were impossible to chip off and we wound up having to soak them in vinegar for 4 days. It was a long road to a very little and disappointing house.

But the video? Pretty funny. Keep your eye on Lowell. He has a lot of feels in this.

March 24, 2016 0 comment
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When Your Lingerie Isn’t Bringing You Joy
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When Your Lingerie Isn’t Bringing You Joy

by Jill March 10, 2016
written by Jill

I’ve not been a real sentimental person when it comes to things… possessions. I moved a lot growing up. We didn’t take unnecessary crap with us. Clutter makes me twitchy. I certainly have no problem getting rid of any piece of clothing I haven’t worn in years.

Except….

Except when it comes to lingerie. Is it sentimental to me? No. Is it functional? No. Does it bring me joy? Also, no.  Do I even ever wear it? Yeah…. no.

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Listen, I am lucky to get dressed in actual clothes every day. And then I’m even more lucky to make it to bed that night in something that doesn’t have a combination of toddler snot and Nutella on it.

I honestly can’t even remember the last time I wore a bra and underwear that matched.

But what do you DO with lingerie?? I’m all for passing things on to the next person, but I mean… do people even want this? And if they do, I don’t think I want them to want it.

So this is a somewhat serious thing I want to explore, you guys. Am I the only one who has this guilty urge to hang onto it because… what? It’s like a bad omen, or something. Or like, you know, I COULD wear it if I wanted to. Okay? So maybe one day I might want to? But probably not.

I actually brought this topic up with some friends of mine last week, and then I joked that I should turn it into a memory blanket like people do with old t-shirts and their kids’ onesies.

And then I thought that would be amazing. And so I did. And I made this video. Enjoy!

(Funny side note: a lot of that is actually stuff I bought on clearance last week because I STILL couldn’t bear to part with all of my stuff…. that I will probably never wear again. But I am rewarding myself with matching bras and undies after this.)

March 10, 2016 5 comments
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Adventures In The Kitchen With Kids!
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Adventures In The Kitchen With Kids!

by Jill March 1, 2016
written by Jill

My kids are really into wanting to do videos with me lately. And they are really into cooking.

The combo of the two? Well, I hope you find it as funny as I do. This is non-scripted reality right here, folks.

You’re not going to learn anything you can’t find on the back of a cake box, but you’ll see me twitch while my son pours cake mix and ask him to “stop” about a billion times.

Do be sure you watch all the way to the very end for special bonus video that Kendall finds hilarious.

AITKWK

March 1, 2016 3 comments
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Meditate On This – A Video Response
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Meditate On This – A Video Response

by Jill January 28, 2016
written by Jill

This week the US Preventative Services Task Force published their recommendation that all pregnant and new moms be screened for postpartum mood disorders.

I rejoiced! What a fantastic step forward in the right direction, right? It’s really one of those things so positive, so well-intentioned that when I began to hear of negative pushback I was super confused.

There’s a whole story behind the #MeditateOnThis hashtag (that trended on Twitter last night) that you can read about over on Rage Against The Minivan — a guest post by Katherine Stone of Postpartum Progress.

And while this was sparked by one individual (hugely influential) person, I can’t say that was the only place I saw/heard these sentiments. Not yesterday, not for the years I’ve been aware of postpartum depression and anxiety.

So this video isn’t to call out that person specifically, though I do sincerely hope she watches and listens to it.

This is in response to everyone who has ever said that postpartum mood disorders aren’t real, and that women are being tricked by Big Pharma into numbing themselves. It’s a response to every person who has told a struggling mother to do more yoga, pray more, eat better, get more sleep. It’s a response to anyone who has ever made a mother feel shame for needing medication to get to shore. 

This is personal, you guys. This is my raw story. This is my truth.

You can read the transcript of the video below. Also, check my Facebook page for a version of the video that is easy to share.

At my lowest point I couldn’t shake the vision of a knife flying from my hands and into my baby’s face. I didn’t want to leave the house because every time I was in the car I had this unshakeable belief that it would fly off the road, crash and burn. I couldn’t bear to even look at flights of stairs without seeing my baby falling over the railing onto his head below.

I was full of rage. For the first time in my life, I not only understood why parents shake their babies, but I had compassion for them. I feared that I could become one of them. 

I feared that I could become one of those mothers on the news. 

If you’re thinking that none of this sounds normal, you’re right.

If you’re thinking all of this makes me a bad mother, you’re wrong.

I was struggling with Postpartum Anxiety and OCD. 

I spent a year after my first baby was born, and 9 months after my 2nd baby was born believing I was just an awful person, not made for motherhood. 

I had no idea that what was happening to me was treatable, that it had a name. I was never screened for these symptoms. 

It wasn’t until I found Postpartum Progress and their list of symptoms of Postpartum Depression AND Anxiety that I realized I wasn’t an awful mother. I was just sick.

Let me be clear. At this point, I’d lost 20 lbs because I couldn’t bring myself to eat. Getting dressed was a struggle. I had a baby who wasn’t sleeping through the night, I was tired, and I was paralyzed by fear. PARALYZED.

And yet, I thought I would try to treat this on my own. Because I “wasn’t the type”  to take pills.

I thought exercise would help- but I didn’t even have the energy or the will power to walk outside. I thought giving up caffeine would work, but I still had zero appetite for anything else. I couldn’t focus. I couldn’t read. I couldn’t do anything by try all day, all hours, every minute to STOP thinking about my baby dying.

On a day when I thought, truly BELIEVED, I was dying from a heart attack, I walked into a Dr’s office and begged him to see me. When he suggested a low dose of Zoloft, I took the prescription and told myself I’d think about it. I’d think about if I was, indeed, the “type” to need to take pills.

Turns out? I am.

Within days of starting my prescription, I smiled so much my face hurt. I enjoyed my babies. I. DIDNT. YELL.

MommyKids1 The medication pulled me from a deep sea of despair where I was drowning. It drug me to shore. Once I was to the shore THEN I could focus on things like exercise and eating better, talking this out, sleeping better.

There are people who would have me believe that I’m part of a big conspiracy by “Big Pharma” That if I just would have tried harder, prayed, done yoga, given it time, that I wouldn’t need the pills.

To them, I say with as much kindness as I can muster, you are wrong.

There are people who are concerned that the US Preventative Task Force’s recommendation that all pregnant and new mothers receive screening for mood & anxiety disorders is part of a scheme to medicate women and fill the pockets of “Big Pharma.”

To them, I say, again with kindness, that belief is damaging and unfounded.

I stand beside my fellow Warrior Moms, survivors of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and celebrate this step in the right direction. Routine screening for these diseases will save lives.

And whether those moms get help from medication OR meditation, is none of my business. I won’t shame them for EITHER approach. And you shouldn’t either.

Because sick moms deserve to feel better, no matter what it takes.

January 28, 2016 8 comments
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Doing That Video Thing… Again
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Doing That Video Thing… Again

by Jill November 5, 2015
written by Jill

I tried to get into the Vlogging groove last year, but it was pretty tough to keep up with. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to come up with super creative stuff. I do that a lot.

But then, in the spirit of done is better than perfect, I started up again. And now I’m just… talking… about (mostly parenting) stuff (so far). Literally that is my only objective.  Granted, I hope it’s stuff you find funny or relatable. Hopefully both. Perhaps as I get better at this, I will find time to also brush my hair for you. No promises.

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So I’ve been posting these videos to my Facebook page and to my YouTube channel, but since it was something I got back into when my blog was down I never posted any here.

Now it’s back up. (WITH A SHINY NEW APP!!! High fives if you’re reading this from the app! Did you get the push notification?) And I thought I’d share the two I’ve done so far here. For people who are just, like, only blog readers. I’m told this rare breed does still exist, and I do adore them…. you.

The first video of Stuff I Want To Talk About is Stuff I Miss From Before I Had Kids

The second video is Stuff That Is Strangely Satisfying For Parents

Hopefully there will be more at some semi-regular interval that is shorter than a year apart. I can’t imagine I’ll run out of stuff I want to talk about.

November 5, 2015 3 comments
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This is FREAKING Awesome- The BabyRabies APP!!!!!!!
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This is FREAKING Awesome- The BabyRabies APP!!!!!!!

by Jill November 5, 2015
written by Jill

DA DA DAAAAAAA!!!

So when my blog was down for an effing month thanks to hackers I had a lot of time to turn lemons into lemonade. And the best thing to come out of that time, I think, was this— the BabyRabies app, available for FREE in both the App Store and Google Play.

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Here’s a list of some of the stuff that makes it OMG SO EXCITING I’M SO EXCITED

  1. Easily access all my posts, starting with the latest. Then either scroll through from the home screen OR flick left or right from within a post to see the one before or after it
  2. A powerful search function for that one post you have no idea when it was published, but you’re pretty sure I wrote it.
  3. A menu that divides my content into categories and also gives you access to all my social channels in one spot, making it easy to check in on my FB, Twitter and IG.
  4. A Favorites feature!! Love a post and want to save it for later? Favorite it by clicking the star at the top. It will show up in your list of Favorites that you can access via the menu.
  5. Reading available even without wifi! The posts that you’ve saved or are already loaded can be read even when you don’t have internet access.
  6. Super easy sharing, including to Pinterest with a feature that easily lets you pick your favorite image.
  7. SUPER easy commenting!
  8. Push notifications! If you’d like (and you can totally opt out if you don’t), you can get push notifications for all my posts, OR for just posts in certain categories!

I have a lot more planned for this app, but I couldn’t wait anymore to share it with you all!

So many of you have expressed that you love catching up with me when you have a few minutes, but that means you’re on your phone and the phone reading experience was just… blah. I totally agree. That’s why I set out to find the BEST reading experience for your mobile devices, and I totally think this is IT.

If you get a chance, check out the short video I posted above where I walk you through it really quick.

And then, OF COURSE, download it! (Free!)

Google Play- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ml.BabyRabies

App Store- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/babyrabies-blog/id1050105493?mt=8

A HUGE thanks to Privet for sponsoring the launch of the BabyRabies app!!

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PRIVET is a live mobile community that allows users to seek advice and support anonymously without judgement. Use PRIVET to raise kids, improve relationships, and find answers to what matters most – Life. Crowdsourced. – myprivet.com

Seriously, check it out. Download it! (App Store and Google Play)

Then invite your friends, and join in. Ask questions, confess, express concern, wonder anonymously (or not), just  be sure to keep it nice. For real. Privet is all about the judgement-free zone.

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LoLo Loves Gum – A Video That Will Make Your Heart Explode
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LoLo Loves Gum – A Video That Will Make Your Heart Explode

by Jill July 20, 2015
written by Jill

Our not-quite-2-year-old chews gum.

Not only does he chew gum, he throws the gum in the trash when he’s done (when it starts to lose it’s sugary goodness).

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Hashtag: it keeps him quiet when I’m on a call

I was working on some video projects today, and it was really imperative that my toddler model NOT be chewing gum. So we took it away from him.

And this is the heart explosion that followed. Notice you’ll hear him ask for “pink num?”

Ohhhh man, that face. GIVE HIM ALL THE PINK NUM.

July 20, 2015 4 comments
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This Rope Woven From Hope Is For You, Momma
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This Rope Woven From Hope Is For You, Momma

by Jill July 14, 2015
written by Jill

The lowest, rock-bottom point in my postpartum anxiety battle was a quiet afternoon, as I rocked my then 9 month old daughter in her dark room, hot tears streaming down my face. I looked at her, and apologized over and over. I said to myself, “If you don’t get help, you will be the mom on the news.” 

1 hour later, I was in my car, driving to fill my prescription for Zoloft- something I didn’t want to admit until that very moment that I needed to get better.

Last weekend I was part of a revolutionary movement. I sat in a room at the first ever Warrior Mom Conference with over 100 other women, and we talked about our battles with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (postpartum/antepartum depression, anxiety, ocd, psychosis). We shared moments of tears, joy, and victory.

And then? We talked A LOT about helping moms who haven’t been helped, who need it the most, who need that one person to come into their life and let them know that they are not a BAD mom. They are a mom who is dealing with an illness, and that that illness CAN get better.

Katherine Stone, founder of the nonprofit Postpartum Progress that put on the conference, made a powerful analogy in her keynote speech. 1 in 7 moms (at least!) will deal with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, falling over a cliff at the edge of motherhood, into a dark hole. It is so important that some, many of us who make it out of that hole, come back around, and throw ropes down to the women who are still in it.

And so, this project I’m about to share with you, this is just one of my ropes.

I’ve spent the last 3 months working with the Warrior Mom Conference national sponsor Cotton Babies to create this short video with the hopes that as many moms, and people who love and support moms see it. I want them to see this rope that is woven from threads of hope and messages of victory and solidarity.

7 women in 3 cities opened their hearts and homes to me. They sat before my camera, raw and beautifully vulnerable, throwing out their own ropes.

Watch, listen, share. Grab hold of that rope, momma. We are here for you. You are a GOOD mother. You CAN get better.

Thank you to Cotton Babies and to these gloriously strong women for making this video possible.

~Raivon~

~Maggie~

~Laura~

~Rochelle~

~Marjorie~

~Erin~

~Dianthe~

If you or someone you love can identify with the struggles these women talked about in the video, and you need a place to start, head over to PostpartumProgress.org. I found their “Tools” to be incredibly eye opening and helpful.

July 14, 2015 23 comments
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  • I haven’t taken many bump pics, but I’ve practically lived in the same three outfits since the beginning, and I’ve worn one of my three pairs of @blanqigirls Everyday Maternity Belly Support Leggings every 👏 single 👏 day 👏 for the past five months. 
They were great in the beginning when I was more bloated than bumpin’, and are lifesaving now that this bump has become a little more burdensome. I won’t shut up about them. Their Black Friday Sale is still going on, and these leggings are 50% off with code BLANQI50.
  • Five years ago I got this cute flannel dress for 80% off at The Gap. When the cashier was checking me out she said in a small voice, “um, you know this is a maternity dress, right?” I did NOT know that, but replied without skipping a beat, “yes, I’m expecting!” and spent the whole ride home wondering to myself 1. why it was her business if I knew what I was buying 2. why I blurted out a lie so quickly 3. if I’d ever actually wear it. 
I kept it. I wore it! Lots before getting pregnant, and for the first time as a “maternity” dress today. 
PSA - underneath I’m wearing @blanqigirls maternity leggings and support tank, which should be every pregnant woman’s uniform and they’re having a KILLER SALE right now.
  • No longer in the “could just be tacos” phase. 🌮 👏 🤰🏻
  • I just wanted to take a picture under the words GOAT SCALE, but I’m now realizing there were many, many missed opportunities for creative placement.
  • Starting all over with a new FB page! If you want to follow there, the link is in my bio. The blog will officially relaunch soon! #babyrabies
  • We haven’t purchased a single baby thing yet. I’ve meandered into the baby section at stores lately, but for some reason I feel silly even perusing the racks. But after my OB appointment this morning, I ran to Target for... literally no other reason than it drew me in with its gravitational force. I spent about 10 minutes looking for tops that fit that aren’t long sleeved or flannel tunics, but quickly gave up. On my way out I rushed through the baby section, barely looking, and out of nowhere I made the very first baby purchase... which felt surreal, but not nearly as surreal as feeling it move for the first time yesterday. I was worried I wouldn’t be sure when it happened, but it was pretty dang unmistakable, and odd, and... yup. I guess there really is a baby in there. Weird.
  • It’s the first day of Fall (or the first day of Summer Part Deux for us southerners) and finally, finally pregnancy is manifesting itself as something more than sheer exhaustion, boobs, and moods. My hair is magically happier this week despite literally months of straight up neglect (seriously I desperately need a chop), my nails somehow survived an out of state work gig that required lots of lifting and tinkering and my nails never survive events, my skin is behaving itself suspiciously well, aaaaaand I haven’t pooped in 3 days (which I’m much less excited about obviously). My bump still pales in comparison to some burrito babies I’ve had, but it’s nice feeling like exhaustion and titties are no longer the only thing I have to show for all this.
  • I do not take for granted that I work for myself and can nap when I need to, at almost any time I need to. 
I do not take for granted that the only beings I’m responsible for are four-legged and pretty chill. 
I do not take for granted that I have a partner who gladly cleans the house on Sundays while I nap for 70% of the day. 
And I definitely do not take for granted the tiny procrastinator I am housing who I’m pretty sure puts off all its growing for the week to the last 48 hours and crams it in at the end rendering me semi-conscious and starving every weekend. (Not pictured: the drool on the other side of my mouth)
  • We joke that @jillkraus.e had my child when she had her daughter Leyna. We have a lot in common, mainly our smirky face and love of all things pickled. But truth be told, she was SO suspicious of me when she was a baby. Like, I *looked* like her mom, but I wasn’t her mom, she didn’t trust this dark haired doppelgänger whose boobs were useless. (posting throwbacks because still not much going on over here to see besides exhaustion and looking like a kinda bloated porn star. 😳)

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