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 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 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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]]> /post/2018/05/29/toddler-sleep/feed/ 2 The girls are now sharing a room! /post/2018/04/04/sharing-a-room/ /post/2018/04/04/sharing-a-room/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:19:41 +0000 /?p=7873 Well, it happened again. As Tim and I were lying in bed one morning, we saw Isabelle just walking around the hallway. Which shouldn’t happen, since she’s in a crib. Or at least she was supposed to be in a … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/04/04/sharing-a-room/feed/ 14 Traveling Across the Country With Toddlers (a survival story) /post/2018/03/26/plane-ride-with-toddlers/ /post/2018/03/26/plane-ride-with-toddlers/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:08:36 +0000 /?p=7868 Well. We made it. I mean, we made it like 2 weeks ago. You could say that I’m a little behind on blogging and also that it’s taken me this long to process the chaos that was our trip. If … Continue reading →

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