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My name is Caroline. I'm a new mom with a PCOS success story. I'm a baker at heart at Chocolate & Carrots. Thanks for joining me on my journey through pregnancy, delivery, and all things baby!
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Category Archives: pregnancy
‘parenting, uncensored’ ebook from babble
I have some really awesome news that I’ve been keeping a secret until today! My PCOS success story has been featured in Babble’s new Parenting, Uncensored book series! It’s in the ‘getting pregnant’ eBook that is now for sale. In … Continue reading
Posted in mama, pregnancy
Tagged babble, babble.com, e-book, eBook, getting pregnant, parenting
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healthy pregnancy lifestyle interview
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of sharing a little of what I’ve learned being pregnant and a new mom in how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The interview is now available to watch (and don’t laugh at … Continue reading
Posted in mama, pregnancy
Tagged eating healthy, exercise, health, healthy lifestyle, interview, new mom, pregnancy, your baby booty
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easy sleeping transistion
There’s a trick that has been passed onto us, as new parents, to help us into easing Liam into his crib on chilly nights. I’m fully persuaded that it works. Want to hear more??? What you do is preheat the … Continue reading
Posted in baby, nursery
Tagged baby, crib, heating pad, heating pad to preheat crib, infant, mattress, winter
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cravings
My husband will tell you that I had some pretty crazy cravings in the first trimester of my pregnancy with Liam. I was so nauseous all the time that as soon as I found something I could bare to eat, … Continue reading
a cheaper video baby monitor
In the months leading up to Liam’s birth, Caroline and I spent time researching options for playing big brother (big parents??) on Liam. There are various baby monitor products on the market, from basic 2-way audio monitors to fancy color monitors … Continue reading
hospital bag necessities
Some of you may remember how I did an episode of ‘What’s in your…?’ on That’s What we Said and I did it for the contents of my hospital bag. Now the time has come to reveal what I actually found … Continue reading
before & after
Yeah, so it’s harder to hold a baby in front of you when it’s outside of your body. Just saying.
40 weeks
How far along? 40 weeks Total weight gain: 11.5 pounds (after initial loss of 4 pounds: 15.5 pounds) Maternity clothes? Mmm….no question about that! Stretch marks? Starting to get slight ones on my sides and I definitely have them where my belly button ring was, but … Continue reading
39 weeks
How far along? 39 weeks Total weight gain: 11 pounds (after initial loss of 4 pounds: 15 pounds) Maternity clothes? Yes, of course. Stretch marks? Starting to get slight ones on my sides. Boo. Sleep: Ha! What sleep. I don’t look forward to bedtime any more. … Continue reading
Homemade Modern Baby Mobile
I ended up falling in love with a pin I saw on pinterest and HAD to make it for the nursery. It’s my first pin to reality experience. I wrote up a how-to on how I made this modern mobile … Continue reading
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