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Hello and happy Thursday! I think this is my first official outfit post since having Wilder last month. Life with two kids is no joke, I’m slowly starting to get back into the swing of things. A couple of weeks ago we went to Palm Springs for the night to celebrate some of our best friends getting engaged. I was really excited to bring some new spring pieces I’d been wanting to wear – like this cute striped dress. I love the ties at the shoulder and the fit is amazing – I’m wearing a small and it fit my postpartum body really well. I’m still a little self-conscious of the slow shrinking of my mid section (I swear it went away sooner the first time), but I think this dress disguised it.

We were only in Palm Springs for one night but I managed to pack several dresses. I wore this yellow mini dress to the dinner, this black maxi dress to breakfast the next day and I even wore this yellow maxi a bit (seen here). I can never pass up an excuse for a cute dress… especially when I know the weather will cooperate.

We’re in the thick of May gray over here but I’m really looking forward to the return of spring hopefully sooner than later. I can’t wait to dress like this on the regular… and return to spending our days in the sunshine.

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Hope you’re having a great week – thank you so much for reading and following!

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Hello! Happy Thursday! I’m slowly emerging from the newborn fog over here and wanted to do a post today sharing what’s been getting me through the last few weeks. The newborn phase is challenging and it’s one you somehow forget about as soon as it ends. Your body re-adjusts to functioning on little sleep and it takes some time to recover and get back into normal clothes. There have been a few things I’ve found to be lifesavers that I wanted to share.

For Mom:

Nursing bras – these are my favorite.

Leggings – most days I just wear leggings. Love this pair.

Bellybandit BFF – I wore this after I had Crosby and swear it helped me shrink my stomach faster. I’ve been wearing it this time around too.

Silverettes – I was introduced to these right before I had Wilder and haven’t needed to use nipple cream yet! I started wearing them in the hospital and have pretty much been wearing them since. All natural and definitely worth the price.

Dry Shampoo – because washing my hair is not even close to a proiority these days.

Eye Cream – love this one right now.

Water bottle – I forgot how thirsty nursing makes you. I’ve been refilling my Takeya water bottle non-stop.

Pumping bra – I just started pumping and couldn’t survive without a hands-free bra.

For baby:

Zip up pajamas – especially for night time… because snaps are way too difficult when your eyes are barely open.

Hats – I like to keep their heads covered for the first few weeks at least.

DockATot – we’ve been using it a lot more this time. Great for him to lounge in on the couch when we’re in the living room. Obsessed with our cover too.

Mamaroo – loved this with Crosby too. Wilder will nap here during the day when I’m getting stuff done.

Snoo – full review coming after we use it for at least a month, but so far, so good.

Velcro swaddles – Jeff is the master swaddler, but I’m not as good. Been using these when he’s at work to keep Wilder comfy.

Burp cloths – newborns spit up a lot. We have them in every room.

Muslin swaddles – what Jeff prefers to swaddle him in. They stay put better than the bamboo ones and are super cozy.

Over the years my hair has taken quite a beating. I used to bleach the crap out of it in high school and college. For some reason I thought since I was a “natural” blonde I needed to be platinum. Ugh. Then came the days of frying my naturally stick straight hair with a hair straightener… I’m still not sure why I thought it needed to be even straighter than it air dries.

When I was pregnant my hair never looked better. It was strong, thick and I only needed to wash it about once a week because it didn’t get greasy. It was dream hair. I’d be able to curl it and have it last a whole week! Not to mention it was growing like a weed and it got so long while still being healthy.