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Blogmas Day 18 – Keeping Christmas Simple

I love the holiday season even though Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday because I just love to eat! Over the years I always kept Christmas pretty simple. When I was younger I love Christmas and opening presents. But as I got older and into my teens there were Christmases that I did not receive any presents and that was ok because to me I just loved spending time with friends and family. I still continued to buy gifts, especially for my younger cousins because I wanted them to enjoy Christmas but it wasn’t a big deal if I didn’t receive anything. My goal was just to see everyone else happy.

This year now that I have a child all the holidays are extra special. At first I wasn’t going to buy a tree but then my husband was like we have to get a tree it’s our son’s first Christmas. So we decided to get a 4ft tree and just buy Christmas lights no ornaments and it looks just as beautiful as any other tree. Sometimes during the holidays we set up to much expectations for ourselves and get stressed out. But the beauty in the holidays is already there and all we have to do is keep it simple!

Our Christmas Tree!

Blogmas Day 17 – Breastfeeding Bags

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As a new mom breastfeeding was a high priority for me but I struggled to do it and my son could not latch on correctly. Even though I was sad about it I still wanted my son to get the nutrients from breast milk. So a little after giving birth I got my breast pump and was excited to start. Little did I know pumping is a full time job and can get messy at times. For me I don’t have a large supply of breast milk but even if it was a little bit I wanted my son to have it.

I didn’t realize how messy it could get to transfer breast milk into breast milk storage bags and back into the bottle. So I finally stumbled upon the Kiinde bottle. My husband had gotten a free bottle in a sample box sent to us but I didn’t notice how good the storage bags are. The kiinde storage bag allows you to pump directly into the bag by using adapters that can connect to any breast pump and the storage bags come with a cap which makes it easier then the traditional storage bags to use.

I absolutely love it and now i’m not spilling all over the place!

Blogmas Day 16 – Let’s Stay Hydrated

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You hear it pretty much all the time drink 8 glasses of water a day. Even though it seems simple, it’s not always easy to do. Many times I have even struggled to get in 4 glasses a day. Why is that? I’m not sure so people say that it is because they do not like the taste of water, or water is just plain for them. To be honest I love drinking water it’s refreshing but sometimes I do forget and have to remind myself.

When you do not drink water, the body becomes dehydrated and it can happen very quickly. Our bodies need water because our cells need water to carry out its functions in the body. Water is the most essential part of life and we can only survive 3 days without water. Thank goodness we can obtain water from other food sources but there is nothing like drinking water itself.

While I was completing my nutrition coaching course there was a chapter on drinking water and it brought up some interesting things that I didn’t associate with not drinking water. This part of the chapter explained that not drinking water can actually cause some of the most common symptoms we experience just because the body may be dehydrated such as heartburn, backaches, and headaches. I will leave the link below so you can read about this:

Reference:

http://www.watercure.com/wondersofwater.html

Remember this holiday and into the new year to stay hydrated!

Blogmas Day 15: Current Favorite Holiday Movies

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One of my favorite things about this time of the year is to be with family and watch holiday movies, you can’t help but love them!. Settle in to grab some snacks , maybe some hot chocolate (easy on the hot chocolate if you have reflux!) and let’s just say you have a movie night.

Oh and how about matching family Pjs to make the mood more festive. Many networks start showing their holiday movies very early as early as July!. But I like to wait until this time of the year to watch holiday movies. For the past two years I have been watching Lifetime network to watch my holiday movies. They usually start in Mid November up until Christmas Day. Below is a list of my top 5 favorite movies 2019 :

Merry Liddle Christmas
A Christmas Winter Song
A Date By Christmas Eve
A Very Vintage Christmas
Christmas Reservations

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Blogmas Day 14-The Holidays

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Probably almost everywhere we go or any store you go into you will hear this song. For many of us it is the most wonderful time of the year. My favorite part of the holidays is being around my family and now with my baby boy here the holidays are extra special. But for many people this can also be the most stressful time of the year, with the year coming to an end, it’s also a time for reflection. For me I always like to think about all the things I was able to accomplish. During this time of the year, let’s remember to spread kindness because you never know what situation someone may be facing in their personal lives. Happy Holidays Everyone! Be safe and take it easy!