Is my baby sleeping through the night?
Kind of.
She still wakes to eat, but she doesn’t really have long wake windows in the middle of the night and that distinction has made a huge difference for us.
In this episode, I’m sharing what sleep actually looks like in our house at almost three months postpartum, how my definition of “tired” has completely changed since becoming a parent, and why bedsharing became part of our nighttime rhythm after I originally planned to use a bedside bassinet.
I’m also talking about the importance of realistic expectations around newborn sleep and why I think parents should learn about safer sleep practices even if they never intend to bedshare.
This is not a “how to get your baby to sleep through the night” episode.
It’s just an honest look at what’s working for us and why I’m not chasing some perfect version of baby sleep.
13 Oct 2026
How to Plan a Little House on the Prairie Birthday Party
This episode is a little more niche than usual, but if you are planning a Little House on the Prairie birthday party, I truly think this one will be everything you need.
My niece grew up loving the books and show just like I did, and when she asked for a Little House-themed birthday, I wanted to make it feel like more than just prairie decorations.
So we built the whole party around the world of Little House.
The girls decorated galvanized lunch pails, packed old-fashioned lunches, went on a farm scavenger hunt, bartered their findings for access to Olsen’s Mercantile, shopped for party favors, ate cake, visited a petting zoo, and took pony rides.
We also got completely rained out at the last minute, which meant shifting almost the entire party into the barn—and somehow it still turned out better than I imagined.
In this episode, I’m walking through exactly what we did, what worked, what I would change, what the girls loved most, and a few backup ideas we never even needed.
If you’re planning a prairie, pioneer, homestead, or Little House on the Prairie birthday party, save this one.
6 Oct 2026
It’s okay to want a real baby
A stranger recently leaned out of his car window and asked me a question I never expected:
“Is your baby real?”
Then, a few days later, while I was pushing my daughter through Petco and carrying a dog crate in the other hand, the woman checking me out looked at me and said, “Oh my gosh. I could never.”
Those two tiny interactions got me thinking about the way our culture talks about babies, inconvenience, and motherhood.
Because I understand the fear.
There was a season when I deeply wanted children and simultaneously convinced myself that having them would be too hard, too disruptive, or simply something I wasn’t ready for. Eventually, I stopped trying to talk myself out of that desire.
And now, a few months into motherhood, I can say this: it has been one of the greatest joys of my life.
In this episode, I’m talking about realistic expectations, the skills that made newborn life less overwhelming for me, why I experienced more of a “newborn bubble” than “newborn trenches,” and what I would say to the woman who wants children but is afraid of what motherhood might cost her.
Motherhood changes your life.
It is inconvenient sometimes.
It is also so much better than I was afraid it would be.
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