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Katarina Garcia
Nov 14, 20194 min read
I DECORATED OUR CHRISTMAS TREE WITH BABY FOOD JARS
When my son first started eating baby food at 4 months, I felt extremely guilty throwing away the little, glass jars the baby food was...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 11, 20193 min read
HOW TO STAY ON TOP OF YOUR ANTIDEPRESSANTS
One pill. That’s all it is. Between getting your kids ready for school and cooking dinner, this should be the easiest task of your day....
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 11, 20196 min read
I'M MISERABLE WHEN WE GOT OUT TO DINNER WITH OUR SON
If I’m completely 100% honest, I’m miserable when we go out with our son. It’s no longer a nice dinner with good food. It’s now my son’s...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 11, 20194 min read
5 ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A BABY TWO YEARS AFTER YOUR MOTHER
When my son was born, his twin uncles were only 1 year old. I didn’t see it at the time, but having a baby only two years after my mother...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 11, 20194 min read
10 MUST-HAVE BABY ITEMS
Being a first-time mother is always difficult. There’s a lot to juggle between prepping the nursery and making sure you maintain your...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 7, 20197 min read
A DAY WITH MY 1-YEAR OLD AT THE DPS
I get out of my white mom-van and consider leaving behind the stroller. I quickly rethink the idea and open the trunk. I take my 1-year...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 6, 20194 min read
WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU'RE DONE PLANNING THE WEDDING
If you’re anything like me, you’re left with this strange feeling of loneliness and sadness the day after your wedding. This special day...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 6, 20195 min read
10 THINGS THAT WENT WRONG AT MY WEDDING
Let me start off first by saying this, you can stop reading right here. You can just go back to my home page or read another blog post,...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 5, 201919 min read
WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
I was hospitalized in the looney bin, or at least that’s what I call it when I talk to my friends. I stayed three, long days in the...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 5, 20195 min read
10 TIPS FOR THE WEDDING DAY
Your wedding day is one of the biggest days of your life. For most of you, you’ve spent a lot of time, money, and resources planning the...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 2, 20196 min read
I WAS SWITCHED TO A NEW OBSTETRICIAN WHO NEARLY RUINED MY PREGNANCY
New mothers are unaware of a lot of things during pregnancy. They are new mothers after all. Between avoiding lunch meat and making sure...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 1, 20196 min read
WILL I TELL MY SON HE WAS AN ACCIDENT?
Like many young parents, we didn’t plan to be parents when we were surprised with a baby. We were weeks away from beginning our senior...
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Katarina Garcia
Nov 1, 20194 min read
WHY I TOOK MY 5 MONTH OLD TO A ROCK CONCERT AND YOU SHOULD TOO
It was an early Saturday morning when my fiancé’s mother called us to let us know she wouldn’t be able to babysit our 5 month-old son...
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Katarina Garcia
Oct 30, 20194 min read
WHY I'M TOO SCARED TO JOIN A MOMMY GROUP
Being a stay at home mom can be lonely at times... Actually, most times. You can’t exactly engage in thought-provoking conversations with...
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Katarina Garcia
Oct 27, 20194 min read
WHAT A TIME TO HAVE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Now I’m not saying suffering through postpartum depression is a walk in the park these days by any means, but I think we’ve come a long...
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Katarina Garcia
Oct 27, 20196 min read
10 SELFISH REASONS FOR WANTING A SECOND CHILD AND ONE GOOD ONE
There are plenty of reasons for me wanting a second child, most of them poor, however. My husband and I decided recently that we want to...
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Katarina Garcia
Oct 26, 20194 min read
HOW TO SURVIVE COLLEGE PREGNANT
I’d be lying if I said getting pregnant during my senior year of college was a part of my life plan. It was the last thing I thought...
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Katarina Garcia
Oct 26, 20194 min read
AN OPEN LETTER TO MY SON ABOUT MY POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Dear Maxon, Many times I wonder about what I will tell you when you’ve reached an appropriate age about my fight against postpartum...
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Katarina Garcia
Oct 26, 20194 min read
MOM HACKS FOR LAZY MOMS OF INFANTS
I always thought I was a hard-working person, until I had a baby. For some reason, hardworking in the classroom or workplace doesn’t...
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Katarina Garcia
Oct 17, 20196 min read
OUR LOVE LOCKS ON A BRIDGE IN A SMALL SCOTTISH TOWN ARE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE
Coincidences… what are they? Are they just pure randomness or is the word just used as a excuse to explain situations that are obviously...
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