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No One Warned Me About Naptime

No One Warned Me About Naptime

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I have a real love-hate relationship with naptime. 

Naptime can be the best.

Finally having the chance to sit down with a nice cup of cold coffee and a pack of Oreos a bowl of quinoa and watch four episodes of Grey’s Anatomy in a row?

YES. Sign me up. I freakin’ love naptime.

Woman Napping on Flowers
Oh, you know, just napping on my bed of flowers like I do.

But the actual getting-child-to-nap part?

The 1.5 hour struggle, the reading of Elmo’s Night Before Christmas 12 times in a row even though it’s nowhere near Christmas, the tears, sweat, and complete and utter frustration?

Naptime is basically the worst.

Failed Nap time
This whole “pretending to be asleep” method is really working great!

 

Let’s go into this in more detail, shall we?

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Outfit of the Day with Mother Haggard

OOTD: Sleep Regression

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Welcome to OOTD with Mother Haggard!

(Get caught up with the latest looks here and here!)

Let’s start this OOTD with a few questions: 

-Has your child suddenly decided that he/she despises sleep?

-Have you gone from co-sleeping to no-sleeping?

-Is your toddler currently on a nap strike which is slowly destroying your life?

-Has your favorite pastime become staring at the baby monitor and weeping?

-Do you find yourself Googling “Sleep Regression Fashion Tips” and coming up empty?

If so, this is the OOTD for you!

Whether it be the four month, eight month, 12 month, 18 month (HELLO MY LIFE FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS), or two year sleep regression, you don’t need to worry—this look has got you covered!

Today’s Look: “Sleep Regression”

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Mom Life Monday: Mom Brain Edition

Mom Life Monday 12: 5 Things I’ve Lost to Mom Brain (…and the 5 Things I’ve Gained)

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In the words of Homer Simpson, “Every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home wine-making course and I forgot how to drive?”

Yes, Homer, I do.

Actually, I don’t, because I don’t remember anything anymore, but that’s okay.

I’ve got a case of the mom brain. And I got it badddd. 

Is it because of the overwhelming responsibility of keeping another human being alive? Or because I haven’t slept in two years? Or perhaps because I exist purely on sugar now?

I don’t know. But I DO know the ranking of my daughter’s favorite colors of Play-Doh, so that’s good, right?

Here are the 5 Things I’ve Lost to Mom Brain (…and the 5 Things I’ve Gained).

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22 Items on My Kitchen Table Right Now

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Do you ever find that after spending time on the internet, you sometimes come away feeling inadequate, boring and like a filthy slob who has holes in the inner thighs of all of your jeans?

(Not talking about anyone in particular here. Definitely not. I don’t even wear jeans anymore. Probably because of all the holes.)

You know how it goes. You start out on Facebook. Or Instagram. Or Pinterest. You click on a link for educational activities for your child (and by this I mean recipes for red velvet brownies.) And then you keep clicking, and clicking, and before you know it, you’re caught in this weird lifestyle blog loop full of beautiful homes, amazing homemade meals, stylish clothes and people who wash their hair on a regular basis.

And then you take a look around your apartment, which has multiple futons being used as furniture, and you’re left feeling kind of weird and lame and like you should be doing more. Cooking more. Cleaning more. Exercising more. Wearing actual pants more. Owning copper clawfoot tubs more.

It can mess with you a bit.

This, my friends, is not a post that will mess with you. 

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