Rowan's confused look on his face at marker 7:59 when he thought you said "Sissy" when in reality you said "since these" is so cute. I also thought you said Sissy. I had to rewind it to figure it out. His facial expression is adorable. Goes to show how much our kids really pay attention to us, even when we think they don't. I love your little family. ♥
Your postpartum struggles are so relatable! I’m a little over 2 years postpartum and now pregnant with my second baby. I can hardly stand to look at myself in the mirror because I do not recognize the person that I see. I honestly can’t remember the last time that I felt physically beautiful. On the other hand, I’m having such a great time with my toddler, I think pregnancy is absolutely magical, and my relationship with my partner is in a wonderful place. It is a true dichotomy! The insecurities we deal with during this time are absolutely brutal. I feel you ♥️
I really appreciate the honesty about where you are right now. Both the feelings but also how you find help (homemaking, gardening, grandparent care, reading, exercise classes, etc.). By sharing both, I am reminded that hard periods are normal and prompted to find ways to help invest in myself and my family. Thanks for sharing your day with us.
That’s so ironic that you feel bad today cause the whole first half of the vlog I’m like “dude she looks so pretty! her skin is so bronze and stunning”. No lie!! Just goes to show we can be so hard on ourselves. You’re beautiful!
I love your honesty. I’m three months, 1 week postpartum with my first baby, and I’m in the THICK of it. Some days I feel like I’m killing it and my husband and I are closer than ever and so proud that my body did this INCREDIBLE thing. Then other days I feel like I cannot keep my head above water, and I’m in a stranger’s body, and the mom guilt, holy smokes.
I’m sorry you’re struggling but I appreciate you sharing. I’m 5 weeks PP and also have a 2.5 year old. It’s been a challenging season even though I am very happy and thankful. You’re not alone and it helps to know I’m not alone either ❤
Hi Megan! Love your vlogs & would love to know where you got the growth chart/ wall ruler for the kiddos? I love this idea and want one for my little girl.
Your struggles are v v relatable and I’m so glad you find slivers of kindness and grace for yourself but also acknowledge the duality with the stage of motherhood. Something that’s helpful for me is writing out affirmations and saying them out loud every morning. The intention being to rewire my brain and thinking. There has been lots of conversations about adults needing repetition to enforce habits and reprogram their mind. Bc learning practically instantly as a kid. A few examples From mine: I speak kindly to myself and others. I am a present and intentional mother. I love my body exactly as it is now. I do things daily to keep my mind and body active. Hope that’s useful for someone! ❤
I’m just about 11 months postpartum so everything you said about confidence and body image is so relatable! I started breaking out all of a sudden too and I hate it 😆 We just gotta keep pushing through🤍
Im older,teen/tween mum and I can say hormones are a roller-coaster your whole life, getting into my 40s now and all my friends are taking about menopause issues, hair loss and hot flashes. In my 30s I became to realise I was getting so down on myself and grumpy alot a few days before my period was due, like sobbing in the shower down and I had to tell myself 'this will pass, hang in there'. I will feel better soon. Being a woman can be so tough sometimes.
Hi Megan! I would LOVE a virtual meetup! Your book recommendations also came at the perfect time, since I finished the Cruel Prince series in April and haven’t been able to find anything since that I enjoy as much. I will have to try these. Thanks!
STOP IT RIGHT NOW, MEGAN! I JUST picked up Ashlee's book yesterday, and I'm halfway through. My favorite podcast ever (1000 Hours Outside) interviewed her a few days ago - EXCELLENT listen! The Coffee and Crumbs website is also very inspiring, with beautiful essays about life and motherhood. Regarding postpartum, I am 7 months postpartum with my first, and I understand how you're feeling... starting to feel glimpses of myself again, but know that you are not alone! I do believe that we (all moms) come back into ourselves, but 100000xs better thanks to our experiences as a parent. You're doing great! (And ya look great!!) 💕
Megan Rowan reminds me so much of my son David who is 1.5. Also when i started weaning BF my hormones went crazy. I got so so sick, my appetite was non existent and i felt nauseous all the time. I weaned very gradually and i was 15 months PP at the time but wow what our bodies go through. Also im trying the cold proofing this week with my SD. Excited!
I'm definitely into the virtual meet-up idea! I have also been experiencing the ups and downs of having littles and postpartum in general. It's such a bitter sweet time.
That sourdough bread made my mouth water! 😋 and the strawberries with Rowan was the cutest.. he’s such a polite cute smart little boy . Good job Mommy!!
I’m up at 6am every day before my son cause he is such an early bird if he slept till 7:30 that would be a dream! Lol I’m due with our second in December and they will have a similar age gap to your kiddos it’s comforting to see you doing it cause I am so nervous lol
A virtual meetup would be awesome! I felt so seen about the goldfish at dinner lol. Toddlers love their snacks *sigh*. Where do you typically look for recipes? I feel like you always have such creative meals!
Rowan's sounds and faces during all the strawberry things lol I've never heard of pickled strawberries :o what do they taste like? Glad you got some you time. Matt is so sweet. My friend (also postpartum) did a hormone panel and got some help from those results and has been doing lots better. I forgot our hormones will still change as we drop feeds, might explain some things for me too. Love your kindle case! I've seen so much about Fourth Wing as well, maybe I need to give in lol. My library holds keep becoming available at the same time and I'm drowning haha. I'm trying to ease myself back in after a reading slump. lol the reality and goldfish clip, yep yep yep. Glad you got to go to ballet class, hopefully you can go to one again in the future
I sooo relate to the self confidence thing. 7 months postpartum with my third! But I will say, I was just thinking about how beautiful you looked today!!
Oh sweet friend please do virtual meet up. I live in PA and would love to opportunity to say hi . I loved the intro song you used to use and just how you say bye at the end. Your vlogs a breath of fresh air and a good reminder to stay present. Keep up the good work! ❤
Love the vlogs. Where did you get the board game from? I’d love to get this for my students. I am a special education teacher and teach middle schoolers 😊
A virtual one would be nice as well. I started to watch you when I was still living in Germany. And now I live in the USA. Closer but not close enough to meet up. I can recommend platforms like twitch or youtube live. You would be streaming either from your phone or your computer. A lot of Let's Player do also Talk Streams what would be kinda something what you do. Over twitch you can do getaways, raffles and so on. I don't know about youtube but it might have options like this as well when you go live :)
I have a book series suggestion... I fell in love with it and there aren't many people in my life who will jump into the commitment of a series... It's called The Passage Series by Justin Cronin. It definitely isn't for everyone but it hit the spot for me at the time I read it.b
