The Old Fashion Wife

             I don't know about you, but Kelly Clarkson has got to be one of my most favorite artist of all time. Of course no one will trump Barbra Streisand for me. But Kelly just may be a close 3rd. 2nd being Nsync...yes I still jam out to them any chance I get! Anyways, back on topic. Kelly has a song she released in her second most recent album called "Piece by piece". I just love it. If you haven't listened to it, please do. It tells about her dad abandoning her and how he messed up her view on men. But that her husband "piece by piece" showed her what a real man was. Now you may be wondering, Whitney why are you writing about this when you have a present and VERY loving, supportive father? Well it has nothing to do with my dad. I guess, maybe a little. But it's more of a bragging about my dad tbh! But this post is mainly about my husband and the love I have for who he is. Now let's begin with a backstory!           ...

             The space between deciding to try for a baby and finding out I was pregnant was a very short period. Garrett and I decided we wanted to get pregnant in June then found out in July that we were pregnant. The entire time we were trying I really thought I was fully prepared to have a baby. Then like most women, during pregnancy reality set in. A TINY HUMAN IS GROWING. IN MY WOMB. AND THEN I'LL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. FOREVER. Wow. But oddly enough I feel that before I got pregnant, my confidence in raising a child was accurate. Having a baby is hard, but I took every opportunity to help with my nieces to really feel prepared. I knew that I knew a lot of tips and tricks that most new mom's wouldn't. But there were a lot of things I was NOT aware of. Here are 5 things I wish I knew before having a baby.              Postpartum Depression and Anxiety are such common things. If you are a mom who hasn't deal...