So I decided to start dieting on Monday and by dieting, I mean I only had one glass of wine and didn’t have any cupcakes or cookies. Success! Small steps one at a time. My original goal was to be back at my pre baby weight by my birthday. That was March 23rd and I’m still not there. I celebrated… Read More
Infants + Sleep: Reviewing our Baby Favorites
“How are you doing?” “Are you sleeping at all? Is the baby sleeping?” Yep. These are the questions I get asked most often these days. And how an infant sleeps determines a lot in the beginning so selecting what they sleep in can be stressful before they arrive. After reading tons of reviews and researching the best, here are Tommy’s… Read More
Class Review: Mom and Baby Barre Fusion Asana Charlestown
There is childcare at many gyms and studios these days but still very few Mommy and Me fitness classes in Boston right now. There are two that I have tried, one in Back Bay at Xtend Barre and one in Charlestown at Asana Charlestown with my friend Jenn Phelan (who is pregnant with #2). The premise of a Mommy +… Read More
10 Things I Wish Knew Before Baby
As a first time parent, the first month is rough. You can’t be prepared for what is about to happen to your life. You know sleep will be tough, breastfeeding difficult and babies are supposed to sleep a lot. However, there is no practice run and all babies are different. Here are 10+ things I wish I knew before the… Read More
5 Ab Exercises To Do Post Pregnancy
Diastasis Recti. If you have never been pregnant, you probably are not familiar with the term. If you have children, there is a chance you’re not familiar with it either. Essentially, it is when your belly sticks out because the space between your left and right abdominal muscles has widened often due to pregnancy. The connective tissue stretches and needs… Read More
We Survived Getting Our First Round of Shots
We survived getting our first round of shots today at Tommy’s 2 month appointment. I can now bring him out in public with a little less stress. He didn’t cry really at all and was smiling shortly after! Victory. The big boy weighed in just over 15 lbs and 24 inches long. He’s proudly in the 90+ percentile for size… Read More