Still playing catch up but I wanted to make sure I did this post! This summer, I asked you guys for advice on what to pack in my hospital bag and what to skip. Everyone had SUCH great advice and I thought I’d share my own advice on what worked for me. First, let me…
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RORY’S BIRTH STORY
Rory Patrick Riordan was born on February 14, 2024 in Morristown, New Jersey. I have always loved reading birth stories. I wrote my own for Jack’s birth two and a half years ago and I can’t believe it’s time to share the birth story of our second son Rory, who entered the world on Valentine’s…
Formal Ball Gowns | Help Me Pick!
I’m really excited to be attending a fancy event when we get back from Ireland! (Hint: we went last year….) Not only was this my favorite event of the year, it’s always fun to get dressed up. In my opinion, there aren’t nearly enough excuses to wear a gown! I thought I would be able…
Trying on Wedding Dresses at Elizabeth Johns
A few weeks ago, I went to Elizabeth Johns in Morristown to try on wedding dresses. It was really a turning point for me in the whole wedding planning process. It’s no secret that I never pictured myself as a bride or having a wedding, but now that we are… I was really starting to…
MY BREASTFEEDING JOURNEY
As I write this post, we have fully weaned and my boobs (hallelujah) feel a little bit more like “mine” again. It’s been a long, amazing, difficult fourteen months of breastfeeding though. Highs and lows. I loved and I hated breastfeeding. It was the best thing and the worst thing… all. at. once. Before I…
JACK’S BIRTH STORY
John “Jack” Morgan Riordan was born on August 12, 2021 in Morristown, New Jersey. I have always loved reading birth stories. “Mommy blogs” was the first genre of blogs I ever read and I have read many, many birth stories over the years. I can’t believe I’m writing my own son’s birth story now. One thing…
HOSPITAL BAG CHECKLIST AS A SECOND TIME MOM
I felt a burst of energy and filmed a Reel with my hospital bag checklist this time around as a second time mom. Before I had Jack, I personally found the lists by “seasoned” moms to be the most helpful– they’d already been through delivery at least once and packed more simply after. Even though…
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BORAM POSTNATAL RETREAT REVIEW
I was graciously invited to stay at Boram, a Korean-inspired postnatal retreat in NYC located in the Thompson Hotel in NYC. I was asked to share a Reel and stories on Instagram in exchange for my stay, but I had so many DMs about how it was from followers that I wanted to write a…
MY POSTPARTUM EXPERIENCE (THE FIRST TWO WEEKS)
There are so many things you can’t be adequately prepared for until you’re experiencing it when it comes to pregnancy, labor/delivery, postpartum, and caring for a newborn. For one thing, everyone’s experience is going to be completely different. And along those lines, you can read about different experiences, be warned about different things, and even watch…