Captivating post title, isn’t it? Truth is, the fact that I wanted to start a blog during one of the least creative and organized periods of my life is a bit ironic. Reality is, I have had the craziest 6 years and I have so much to share with people...waiting felt like a complete waste of time, so bear with me here. If you haven't read my "About" page yet, I recommend it...if nothing else but for a good laugh. To quickly summarize, married in 2012...from September 2013 to September 2017 we had four kids with no sets of multiples. And then in April 2018, while breastfeeding my fourth, I found a lump, which turned out to be breast cancer. Shortly thereafter, we made the move from Chicago to Minneapolis for an amazing job opportunity for my husband. Somewhere in those five years I battled (and I mean battled) postpartum anxiety twice. In fact, I found out I was pregnant with Rose (our fourth) two weeks after I was released from a four day "vacation" in the hospital following a severe … [Read more...]
