Welcome to 2019 - the year of the vegan (apparently!). It's officially #Veganuary (vegan in January) and a few people have reached out to me to say they are trying to add more vegan meals to their diet so I thought get a post together with some resources that might help. What a great way to start off the year with adding some plant-based meals to your plate. And I do want to say that it is easy to get into the mindset of thinking, "What can't I have as a vegan?" but being vegan for me is truly ... View the Post
Merry Christmas
Getting my little guy to smile by rolling his little car on his back! Just wanted to say a very Merry Christmas to you today. We have always celebrated on Christmas Eve with dinner, reading the Christmas story and opening gifts with pudding. My grandpa would always tell it the best with one of the cousins on his lap, but him and my gran aren't with us anymore so we just tell it ourselves as best as we can, or read it straight from scripture. One year by parents thought it would be fun (it ... View the Post
Breastfeeding: Newborn to past a year
**I am not sharing medical advice, just my breastfeeding journey. Please consult a professional for breastfeeding support.** There are many hidden mysteries about pregnancy, childbirth and parenting that you have to discover for yourselves. Honestly I do know why we don't talk about them with others who don't have kids, unless they ask: It can be a little scary and overwhelming. Having said that, I still don't remember my friends having conversations about tearing, sitz baths, crying babies ... View the Post
Gifts for baby: Toys and Books for 9 – 18 months
Playing his xylophone, but mostly playing with the mallets. Photo: Kelly Klemmensen. 1. Xylophone My mom got this xylophone for Oliver's birthday after a lot of research. She went and tried different ones out to make sure they had a nice sound and even returned one with good reviews because the notes were out of order. She landed on this one and Oliver can use the mallets to slide up and down or beat the bars. It's technically a glockenspiel because it is made of metal instead of wood but I ... View the Post
Oliver’s First Birthday Party + Cute Thank-You Notes
I love birthdays and Oliver's is no exception, but the word "birth-day" has a totally different meaning now that I celebrate with him every year. The year has flown by even though there have definitely been some really long days and weeks as well. Staying at home with Oliver is the biggest blessing and hardest job I have ever had so far. I love it and find it challenging all in the same breath, but I wouldn't change a thing. I have a peace that I am exactly where I am supposed to be right now ... View the Post
VegFest Charlotte 2018 Review
Honestly I was a little disappointed in VegFest this year. I mostly go for the food and there were very few lunch options. Of the options that were available (the one food truck I wanted food from had power issues and were closed), the line as long as the Great Wall of China for the vegan nachos was totally off limits with a hungry baby so I was left with like three other options. The stand that was selling vegan burgers, which are totally my favorite, looked very dirty and unsanitary so I got ... View the Post
11 month update: Digital privacy thoughts
Catch up on previous updates here: Oliver's birth story | Month 1+2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | It's amazing how your opinion can change within the space of a month. Last month I was sad that I only had two more updates left until Oliver turned a year, and now I don't mind at all. I think I have just become so much more wary about sharing personal information about him to just anyone and everyone on the internet. I love that my ... View the Post
Yoga with baby: Itsy Bitsy Yoga by Helen Garabedian
I started doing "Itsy Bitsy Yoga" (a book by Helen Garabedian - given to me by a friend) with Ollie this week and I can't believe I waited this long to begin. I was obviously doing some of the activities throughout the day as they can be as simple as jumping your baby up and down, but I hadn't made a time to sit down and do a few poses together on the yoga mat. I skimmed the book again last weekend to refresh my memory, because I read it during pregnancy but it flew out my memory once baby was ... View the Post
Traveling as a vegan + flying with a baby
The Deane family finally got to the beach for the first time this Summer, now that it's almost over. Better late than never right!? Although we couldn't even swim in the ocean because of the Red Tide, womp womp. We flew to Orlando from Charlotte on Friday 8/24 at 5:30pm and the time worked really well for Ollie, although he had a really late night, only going down at like 9:30pm. It was so much busier flying with an almost 11 month old versus flying to South Africa with an almost 6 month old. ... View the Post
Vegan Meal Plans
Here are my meal plans for August 17 - 24: Friday: Pasta Alfredo Saturday: Leftovers Sunday: Salad Wraps (or pitas) Monday: Veggie Quesadillas Tuesday: Leftovers Wednesday: Tofu Omlette Thursday: Leftovers Friday: Airport I am trying the tofu omelet by Minimalist Baker for the second time because the first one was a flop. We ended up calling it tofu scramble because that's what it looked like. It's probably my fault because I made a few mistakes when following ... View the Post
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