Mommy Talk Tuesday!{ Birth Stories! Was it everything you expected?!}

Welcome to the very first week of Mommy Talk Tuesday! If you missed my introduction to the idea, every Tuesday myself and Abbey from Life as a Lake are going to be posting a topic that has something to do with being a mother and discuss it! If you are a blogger you can write a blog post about the topic and link up with us, and even if you're not a blogger you can join in the fun and share your opinion by leaving a comment!

This week's topic is Birth Stories: Was it Everything you Expected?  Feel free to share your birth story and let us know if it was everything you expected it to be? Did it all go as planned? If not, what went wrong, or just different? Was it better or easier than you expected? What would you do different next time? And if you are an expecting first time mom, tell us how you HOPE your labor and delivery process will go?!

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My birth stories are long so I won't share both of them now but I will tell you Noah's birth was NOTHING like I expected and Isaac's was everything I wanted and more! With Noah I was induced due to preeclampsia and went through 22 hours of labor. It was scary and long and miserable. I knew it wouldn't be a fun ordeal but I didn't think it was going to be that bad!

Isaac's birth was amazing! I was so worried about getting Preeclampsia again and I was worried things would be as long and miserable as the first time. But as I got closer to my due date and everything was going well, I was hopeful that things would be ok. I really did not want to be induced again either so I was hoping I would go into labor all on my own. Well much to my pleasant surprise my water broke all on it's own and I had a very easy and quick labor and delivery!

Both of my deliveries were beautiful but there was definitely a difference in what I expected each time! What's most important is that my babies were born healthy!

Write a blog post about this topic and link up below! OR comment below about this topic! 

**If you link up PLEASE list a Mommy Talk topic idea that you would like to discuss and we will randomly pick one each week! **

Mom Blog Monday Blog Hop! {Google+}

Are you a Mommy blogger?

Do you blog about your kids?

Do you blog about great things for Mommies?

Do you wanna meet other Mom Bloggers?

With the announcement that Google will soon be pulling the plug on GFC, Mom Blog Monday is beginning to evolve! We will be rotating Social Media Outlets each week, featuring different ways to follow some of your favorite {and new} Mommy Blogs!
The rotation will follow this sequence: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, RSS/Email

All we ask is that you follow the 3 Co-Hosts: The Not-So-Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom, Luxury Living Frugal Style, and So Easy Being Green… the first three blogs on the linky! Then follow Spot #4 which is the featured blog of the week!

We would LOVE it if you’d grab our button and put it somewhere on your blog or in a blog post! This would help us spread the word. However, you aren’t required to. Please be sure to link up to the correct Social Media of the Week and leave us a comment so we can follow you back!

This week’s Featured Media is Google+!

What To Expect Book Series Review & Giveaway! {2 Winners!}

When you become a parent there are always questions right from the moment you find out you're pregnant until your child is an adult and moving out on their own! One question I ask ALL the time is "Is this normal?". Even being a new mom of two I STILL ask that question. When I was pregnant and would have a certain symptom I'd ask that question and now with a two year old and a 3 month old I still ask that all the time! But I have found an awesome resource to answering most of my questions-the What To Expect Series!

I received the books What To Expect When Your Expecting, What To Expect The First Year, and What To Expect the Second Year to review from the What To Expect Series! I read the first one when I was pregnant with Noah and it was SO helpful so I was very excited to read through it again and to read the other books as well!

What To Expect When Your Expecting is a book every expecting parent needs! It guides you through each month of your pregnancy with symptoms you might have, what to expect at that month's prenatal visit, and answers tons of questions you might have! It even gives you information on pregnancy complications you may have, information for the expecting father, and labor and delivery!

What To Expect the First Year is great for a new parent or even a second or third time parent with a new baby! This book tells you what to expect from the moment you hold your baby in your arms until their first birthday! From the first bath to feeding your baby to teething everything is included in this book! There's even a section in the book for dealing with postpartum depression and how to get back into a workout routine with a new baby! This book also goes by month to month just like What to Expect When Your Expecting!

What To Expect the Second Year is all about the baby who has now transitioned to a toddler! This book covers everything from keeping your toddler healthy, to naps, to tantrums, and even potty training! This book will give you advice on how to handle your newly independent child who wants to be a big kid, but still needs his/her mommy or daddy very much! This book is not month to month, but rather by category such as feeding, sleeping, and behavior.




I really love having these books handy for when I have questions or concerns with my boys!  They literally have just about every topic you could think of when it comes to being pregnant or having an infant or toddler! Even the What To Expect website has information and advice!  These books are great to have in your own home or to give to someone else who's expecting or has a small child!

Buy It!

Check your local bookstore for a copy of these books!

Win It!

Two lucky readers will receive a copy of each What To Expect book above! 

Mommy Talk Tuesday! Send Me Your Topics!

So I want to kick off Mommy Talk Tuesday next week if possible! If you missed my post last week, Mommy Talk Tuesday is going to be a blog post each Tuesday with a specific topic to discuss that has something to do with being a mommy. I am teaming up with Abbey from Life as a Lake for this and we are going to likely have a linky so you can post about the topic on your blog (if you have one) and link up! If you don't want to blog about it you can just leave a comment with your thoughts and opinions on that week's topic.

So with that being said, I need topic ideas! It can be anything related to being a mom! I'm talking just about anything! Pregnancy, Childbirth, Breastfeeding, and even how to keep the fire burning in your relationship! It doesn't have to be a debate topic, but it can be. It can just be something you would like advice on or would like to know what other moms think. It just has to be anything MOM related!

So...either leave me a comment or shoot me an email telling me of a MOM topic you would like to discuss as part of Mommy Talk Tuesday! And be sure to come back next Tuesday for our first topic! Thanks!

Three years! Say What?!

Three years ago today I married my sweet husband! I can't believe it's been three years, and two kiddos later! We've been through so much but we've come out stronger than ever! Our love for each other runs deep and he is my soul mate and best friend! Happy Anniversary babe!

Mom Blog Monday Blog Hop! {TWITTER}

Are you a Mommy blogger?

Do you blog about your kids?

Do you blog about great things for Mommies?

Do you wanna meet other Mom Bloggers?

With GFC  gone,  we are now rotating Social Media Outlets each week, featuring different ways to follow some of your favorite {and new} Mommy Blogs!
The rotation will follow this sequence: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, RSS/Email

All we ask is that you follow the 3 Co-Hosts: The Not-So-Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom, Luxury Living Frugal Style, and So Easy Being Green… the first three blogs on the linky! 

We would LOVE it if you’d grab our button and put it somewhere on your blog or in a blog post! This would help us spread the word. However, you aren’t required to. Please be sure to link up to the correct Social Media of the Week and leave us a comment so we can follow you back!

THIS WEEK’S FEATURED MEDIA IS TWITTER!

Some Fun Events Coming Soon!

So I've signed up for a few giveaway hops that I wanted to tell you about!! I just can't seem to stay away from a good event!

A Tisket A Tasket Giveaway Hop!

This giveaway hop is brought to you by Shepromotes.com and is April 8-22! I've decided that since it's a spring event I'm going to do a fitness themed giveaway! I already have a really awesome sponsor that I will be telling you about soon! I am also open to additional sponsors for this event so please email me if interested!

Mother's Day Cloth Diaper Giveaway Hop!


This next event is a fluffy one!! It's hosted by Daily Mothering and is all about cloth diapers! I am still looking for a host for this one so if you are a cloth diaper retailer I would LOVE to have you as a sponsor! Please feel free to email me!

Shake, Rattle, and Roll Giveaway Hop! 

This event is all about babies, toddlers, and kids! Each blog will have a giveaway for the special kiddos in your life! This is also hosted by Shepromotes.com! It will take place May 22- June 1! I am also looking for sponsors for this event so please contact me if interested!


If you are a retailer and would be interested in sponsoring for any of these great events please contact me at mommyferg02(at)gmail(dot)com