motherhood – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Why We Decided To Hire An Au Pair /post/2019/10/28/why-we-decided-to-hire-an-au-pair/ /post/2019/10/28/why-we-decided-to-hire-an-au-pair/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2019 22:20:42 +0000 /?p=8331 About a year ago, I barely knew what an au pair was, and I definitely didn’t understand anything about the au pair program. And then Tim started talking to coworkers and hearing about their au pairs. At the same time, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/10/28/why-we-decided-to-hire-an-au-pair/feed/ 0 Being a Mom + Enneagram Type 7 /post/2019/08/23/motherhood-enneagram-7/ /post/2019/08/23/motherhood-enneagram-7/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:34:27 +0000 /?p=8320 I received a comment the other day and (per usual) I had so much to say about it I decided to answer it in a post! Here was the reader comment: “…I just found your blog while googling “how to … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/08/23/motherhood-enneagram-7/feed/ 0 The transition from two to three kids /post/2019/08/16/two-to-three-kids/ /post/2019/08/16/two-to-three-kids/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:20:12 +0000 /?p=8314 One of the most asked questions of my life is, “how is it going with three kids?” This question is usually followed by, “…because we’re thinking of having another one but I’m not sure…” To which I respond, “well, are … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/08/16/two-to-three-kids/feed/ 0 Postpartum advice for the first 21 days /post/2019/05/03/21-days-postpartum/ /post/2019/05/03/21-days-postpartum/#respond Sat, 04 May 2019 05:23:23 +0000 /?p=6033 Spend 7 days in bed. Spend 7 days on bed. Spend 7 days near bed. This is advice I most definitely did not follow after the births of my first two daughters, but this time around I took it to heart! I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/05/03/21-days-postpartum/feed/ 0 How we decided on Phoebe’s name (and other names we considered) /post/2019/04/26/baby-names/ /post/2019/04/26/baby-names/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:17:41 +0000 /?p=8250 Thinking of a baby name was hard. Especially since we didn’t know whether we were expecting a boy or a girl, so we had to think of two different names for our little nugget. So much pressure! Five years ago, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/04/26/baby-names/feed/ 0 Introducing… Phoebe Mae /post/2019/04/18/introducing-phoebe-mae/ /post/2019/04/18/introducing-phoebe-mae/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:27:07 +0000 /?p=8244 If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen that Phoebe Mae joined our family on April 8th! (#sorrynotsorry for the babyspam!) It’s been pure magic since then as we’ve left the hospital and come home. Now we’re adjusting to … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/04/18/introducing-phoebe-mae/feed/ 0 I’m upgrading my breastfeeding/nursing game! /post/2019/03/25/pink-blush-maternity-clothing/ /post/2019/03/25/pink-blush-maternity-clothing/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:09:04 +0000 /?p=8229 I’ve recently blogged about how this pregnancy has been different than my other pregnancies, and how I’ve been treating it a bit differently, too. (Even with two other kids at home, this pregnancy has managed to be all-consuming of my … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/03/25/pink-blush-maternity-clothing/feed/ 0 Why I’m A SAHM /post/2019/02/06/why-im-a-sahm/ /post/2019/02/06/why-im-a-sahm/#respond Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:37:52 +0000 /?p=8126 I received a reader comment on here the other day, and it asked such a good, thought-provoking question. The reader asked, “Over the years you’ve mentioned numerous times how you don’t really enjoy being a SAHM. Can I ask why … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/02/06/why-im-a-sahm/feed/ 0 Postpartum Survival Kit – what you really need those first few days /post/2019/01/17/postpartum-survival-kit/ /post/2019/01/17/postpartum-survival-kit/#respond Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:55:50 +0000 /?p=8082 One of my college roommates is due with her first baby very, very soon (yay!) and the other day she texted me and another friend to ask about what we would put in a “postpartum survival kit”. I thought that was a … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/01/17/postpartum-survival-kit/feed/ 0 Another post about (toddler) sleep. /post/2018/05/29/toddler-sleep/ /post/2018/05/29/toddler-sleep/#comments Tue, 29 May 2018 11:33:01 +0000 /?p=7921 Once upon a time I thought that my girls would (both!) certainly be sleeping through the night after the first year of Isabelle’s life. HA. Now she’s 2 years old and is still waking up in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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