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What Becoming A Mother During A Quarantine Taught Me
As if becoming a first time mom isn't difficult enough, the world had to throw a quarantine my way. What I hoped would be a time full of...
Postpartum Thyroiditis: An Unexpected Journey
I can confidently say that I thought I had recovered very well postpartum. I took a mile long walk with Mike the day after we got home,...
Dear Husband, I still see you
Dear Husband: Life sure has changed over this last year. Our late nights have transformed into early bed times. Spontaneous date nights...
I Miss Being Pregnant
I was never in love with being pregnant. The heartburn, nausea, and swollen limbs were all things that left me questioning why some women...
For The Women Who Are Suffering
I have always held onto these poems as a reminder of how far I have come since I have written them. When I received an email about a...
The Story of Our Daughter: Peyton Rae
I was never the type of person who imagined my future in detail. I knew at some point that I would like to be a mother, but I hadn't...
Mom Brain
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten what you went in there for? Or suddenly lost a word that was once so easy to think of?...
Pregnancy Journey
One year ago today, D Day, June 6th, I found out I was pregnant. I can clearly recall my drive home from a dentist appointment that...
Mother's Guilt
First let me just say that being a mom is hard work, and you are all doing great. But yikes, does anyone else ever question every...
Mother's Day: A Letter to My Daughter
Tomorrow is Mother's Day. My first Mother's Day as your mom. I've been trying to think back on my life before you, but it seems nearly...
Q&A
First and foremost, thank you so much to everyone who reached out with their questions. I hope to do another Q&A later down the line,...
Pregnancy Anxiety
For me a child was something I had imagined since the moment I got engaged. Perhaps a little far-fetched for some, since being a newlywed...
What I've Learned About Love
Five years ago today my husband Mike took me on our first official date. He made reservations at a fancy restaurant. I wore a dress, he...
Quarantine: A Time of Self-Reflection
Before this quarantine started I had left my job to spend time raising our daughter. I was ready for a period of time where I would have...
Conquering The Fourth Trimester
Life after birth is hardly discussed during pre-natal appointments. There's little discussion about what recovery will be like and how...
Crafts for Kids During COVID-19
Since COVID-19 has shut down schools for weeks, I thought I'd compile a small list of craft ideas to do with your kiddos while they're...
Depression: The Struggle and The Takeaway
Just by glancing at this photo you would never know that I had depression. From the outside my life seemed happy - I had a great job...
Motherhood: Expectations vs Reality
Motherhood. I had not given it a real thought until I was engaged. Long story short, I had a dream about a little girl and I running...
Untold - The unfinished novel
Last year Mike surprised me with a new laptop to write. I had been working on a novel for a few months on his desktop computer,...
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