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Ladybug game – this is a huge favorite at our house! We literally play it at least 3 nights a week, if not everyday. Kind of similar to chutes and ladders type of a board game. Easy enough for my 3 year old to play, and my almost 6 year old loves it as well! 

On the left is the Haakaa silicone manual breast pump and on the right is the Bumblebee version. And honestly, they are identical. The Bumblebee had a clickable coupon that made it cheaper than the Haakaa, and I really liked the idea of the stopper and base / lid that were included. I highly suggest having two on hand, that way you can always have a clean and empty option available. I 100% recommend this to all new parents who are planning on breastfeeding! It doesn’t just sit there and collect leaking milk like the Milkies Milk Saver does – it suctions onto your nipple. And if you struggle with let down, I have heard from a ton of moms that they feel like it helps their let down happen quicker too. It’s AMAZING for if you have other kids – no need to set anything up or deal with cords and plugs with the electric pumps.

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Personalized book: Get 15% off + FREE shipping SITEWIDE! Use code EASTER at checkout. Read Your Story is a huge favorite of ours and make for wonderful gift ideas for birthdays and holidays. The boys are obsessed with reading “their” special books and love being able to see themselves on each page!

Shape Mags Classic Set and Accessories Set. The boys can play with these for HOURS, which is awesome. I love that it fosters independent, open ended play, and they can literally build whatever their imagination can think of. We work on colors and shape recognition while we play, and both my 5 and 2 year old are obsessed. The Classic set is under $40, and the Accessories set is under $20. 

Bookroo – Not your run of the mill books. Ages 0-10: board books ages 0-3, picture books ages 2-6, chapter books ages 7-10). You can choose a one time gift or personal purchase, or subscriptions of varying lengths. Use my Bookroo discount code “DARLING15” for 15% off!

About me

Shannon

Shannon

I'm a coffee loving sometimes-blogger, wife, and stay at home mom to an almost 4 year old tornado of a toddler and chunky one year old boy! I share my honest motherhood moments, favorite family goodies, and the helpful hints I've discovered through my journey and with the aid of my 'tribe'.

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  • I got a “lot” done
A lot of:
Snuggling
Breastfeeding
Studying his face
Changing diapers
Kissed his cheeks
Healing
Getting to know my baby
Cleaning up spit up
Bonding
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And while I checked off exactly zero of my “to do” list, my day was full of exactly what it should be ❤️
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#4thtrimester 
#attachmentparenting #babysmiles #babyrolls #breastfeedingmom #bfing 
#candidslumber #cosleeping #candidchildhood 
#darlingmoment
#holdthemoments
#lifegivingsquares
#motherhoodinspired #motherhoodmoments #momentscollected #momentslikethese #magicofchildhood #myformerbump #milkdrunk
#raisingboys #rainbowbaby
#takebackpostpartum #targetfinds #targetstyle #thesearethedays #thisismotherhood
  • AD: Oh hi, it's me. Your resident car-door-leaver-opener. Just over here trying to juggle it all, 🤪 you know: be a mom, keep up with the laundry, breastfeed a boob monster 24/7, shuttle everyone around to work and school, minimize the amount of food J eats off the floor, wrangle the kids, try to remember shoes when I leave the house, work on my mental and physical health an on and on and ON.
But @Viactiv is coming in clutch to keep me going. Just 2 #Viactiv chews a day give these overworked bones 100% of the daily recommended calcium, with half the sugar of other gummy supplements.
My arms and lap are never empty, and carrying around 115+ pounds of dudes takes a toll. Because Viactiv Calcium Soft Chews also contain vitamin D and K, my body is able to better absorb the calcium. So my bones are even more protected! (And plus also, in my research on hair loss I found Vitamin D deficiency to be one of the causes. 2 chews provide 1,000 IU! Take that, bald spots 😂)
Do you keep up with your daily vitamins?
I keep mine next to the coffee maker so they're the first thing I see in the morning! But I also keep a few in the car since they're individually wrapped for the mornings I forget (which... is a lot).
#BumpUpYourCalcium
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  • 🎉 •W•I•N• 🎉
A little 20 second IG vs Reality for you tonight 😂 I’ll have whatever J is having 😜 But I’m super psyched to share that I'm partnering with @kytebaby, one of my favorite baby brands! They make the softest bamboo layette and sleep bags AND they’ve agreed to give one of you a 🎉 $200 🎉 shop credit!
And when I say softest bamboo- I mean it. H literally went “ooh feels like silky buttahh” when he put his PJs on 😂
Can’t wait? Use code SHYNNZ15 at checkout!
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#4thtrimester
#attachmentparenting 
#candidslumber #cosleeping #candidchildhood 
#darlingmoment
#holdthemoments
#keepthemclose
#lifegivingsquares
#motherhoodinspired #motherhoodmoments #momentscollected #momentslikethese #magicofchildhood #myformerbump #milkdrunk
#raisingboys #rainbowbaby
#takebackpostpartum #targetfinds #targetstyle #targetmom #thesearethedays #thisismotherhood #worldoflittles
  • Sorry guys.
But also I’m not. Because I needed time away, needed to stop feeling inadequate every time I opened this app. Too round, too loud, too messy and chaotic. Wishing my body and home and life were like any of the squares I scrolled past.
2.5 weeks ago I had one of the worst panic attacks ever in my psychiatrist’s office and it wrecked me.
I’m learning that I have to remind myself daily, and in fact most days multiple times “there is nothing wrong with me. I have patterns to unlearn, new behaviors to embody, and deep wounds I have to heal - many of which I’ve suppressed for so long that they’ve become even bigger and harder to process.
But there is nothing wrong with the core of me, and who I am. I am unlearning generations of harm and remembering love.
And it takes time.
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Thank you for checking in.
I am doing the hard work to heal and grow and accept and embrace. But sometimes it’s hard and I just don’t have enough of me left at the end of the day to give any more.
And between this cold that the boys keep passing around, and R’s new habit of being awake from 2-4:30am I’ve basically been nursing and rocking and holding a child 24 hours a day 7 days a week and the lack of sleep has drained me even more.
Also a reminder that your worth does not equate to the number of likes or comments or reach your posts get. It doesn’t matter if your walls are whitewashed and furniture perfectly coordinate and are spotless, or if your feed isn’t like the creamy minimalist aesthetic that saturates this platform.
If you’re doing your best, or even if you’re just trying at all, that’s what really matters.
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#beautifulbfing #breastfeedwithoutfear #breastfeedingmom #bfing #breastfeedingisbeautiful #boymom #chunkybaby
#darlingmovement 
#fedisbest #fourthtrimester
#liveauthentic #lifewithlittles
#motherhood #mommyandme #myformerbump #momofboys #momlife #motherhoodrising
#our_everyday_moments
#rainbowbaby 
#theDulcetLife #thesearethedays #everydaymadewell #honestmotherhood #scarymommy #candidmotherhood #motherhoodunited
  • Okay y’all. I am the MOST awkward, but here it is: how I fold fitted sheets so they’re nice + purdy + not rolled into a ginormous mess of a ball 😂
Let me know if you have any more questions or if I didn’t go in depth enough!
Also, there’s peanut butter on my pants, J was naked + trying to run across the room + my squishy belly is on full display 🙈 but ask and ye shall receive!
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#momlife #laundry #howto #grayhairmovement #postpartumbody
  • WHY DIDN’T I LISTEN TO YOU ALL EARLIER?!
You. Guys. GROCERY DELIVERY IS AMAZING.
Ha, no more worrying about everyone wearing pants or trying to corral and load all 3 boys in the car and having to navigate the aisles myself.
I actually feel like I saved money maybe? And didn’t forget stuff like I normally do! Turns out, not grabbing random stuff off the shelves, sneaky hands adding extras and being able to focus on one task makes life a little easier 😂
Plus, with how much Z is traveling and the holidays coming up, I’ll take anything I can to work smarter, not harder 🙌🏻
Days that H has school, I could even skip the delivery and just drive the few blocks over to our local Ralphs for pick up!
Am I the last person to get in on this?!
Who else does pick up or delivery?
@RalphsGrocery #RalphsPartner #LoveMyRalphs
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#raisingboys #motherhoodinspired #motherhoodrising #momentslikethese #thisismotherhood
  • 5 months of you ❤️
You’re solidly in 18 month clothing, because I can’t button any of your 12m, and wearing size 4 diapers.
You love your brothers something fierce and your entire face lights up when you see them.
You give me all the smiles and giggles (swipe to see - I dare your ovaries to not ache 😍) and are just so incredibly sweet.
You love to sleep and nurse and sleep and nurse and I have the earmarks on my arms to prove it.
You are getting SO vocal, I swear sometimes you’re responding to us - if only we could take a peek in your mind so we could understand you!
You’re a drooling mess and I’m pretty sure you’re getting teeth soon. You chew on your fingers, on me, on anything you can get your hands on. I may cry when your first tooth pops through. That first tooth is like a signal that you’re not a baby anymore 😩
Your wrist have wrists, your neck has necks, your thighs have thighs, your ankles have ankles and every bit of you is absolute perfection. #thickthighssavelives
Happy 5 months, our littlest love!
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#darlingmoment
#holdthemoments
#keepthemclose
#lifegivingsquares
#motherhoodinspired #motherhoodmoments #momentscollected #momentslikethese #magicofchildhood #myformerbump #milkdrunk
#raisingboys #rainbowbaby #thesearethedays #thisismotherhood
  • One of these things is lightweight and easy to clean.
The other is Rigby 😂
I asked a little while ago for suggestions on baby baths, because my shower is just too small for R and I to fit in. I needed something that would work in our tiny house that has virtually no storage, and I was hoping to find something that R wouldn’t grow out of in a week.
This @OXOTot Splash + Store Bathtub is THE BEST.
Seriously.
It’s like they took everything I was looking for and put it all into one tub, perfect for babies up to 18 months.
R does not have great head control yet, and isn’t sitting up on his own so I LOVE the way this tub is shaped. The more narrow side cradles his chunky little self perfectly! Once he’s able to start sitting on his own, I can move him to the wider side - the post gives him something to hold onto and gives me peace of mind that he’s got a little extra support. And when he’s ready, the wider side has tons of room for him to play and splash around in!
I have 3 little kiddos - time and convenience are everything to me. The @oxotot bath takes seconds to set up, seconds to wipe down, and seconds to drain and fold up 🙌🏻
Am I gushing over a bathtub? YUP. Ha, I have no shame and will shout my love for this from the rooftops!
#ad #oxobetter
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  • Waking up for my first day of 31 with these 3 boys is the stuff of dreams. 🎂🎁🎈
Home made cards, gluten and dairy free blueberry muffins, and “happy birthday” sung to me while I lay in bed. I don’t even have words to describe what this feels like.
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*trigger warning*
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Four years ago I sat at a little table in a small Italian restaurant with my dad, brother and Zach. Angrily on my 4th drink, because I could. Because the little life I so desperately wanted was leaving my body. And because that night at dinner, I passed my baby.
Red and porcelain, an image I’ll never forget.
Trying my best to keep a brave face, constantly retreating to the bathroom to cry and bleed and clean myself up.
It was my first loss, our first loss.
And birthdays have never been the same since.
Zach rubbing my back as I stood in the shower, bleeding away the promise of a second child. Holding me in bed as I shook from crying. Wondering what I had done wrong. Why me? Why us?
Four years later, four losses, and I am a completely different woman than I was.
I wonder all the time what our life would look like had that baby survived.
I am still angry. I am still broken. I still carry all of them, just not in the way I expected.
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Today, my arms and heart are full. I am thankful for these 3 sweet blue eyed boys. But I will always mourn their brothers and sisters we’ll never get to meet.
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31 is bittersweet. But as I am enveloped with hugs and kisses and giggles this morning, healing seems a lot closer today.
#Ihadamiscarriage .
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#darlingmoment
#holdthemoments
#keepthemclose
#motherhoodinspired #motherhoodmoments #momentslikethese
#raisingboys #rainbowbaby
#targetfinds #targetstyle #thesearethedays #thisismotherhood

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