I'm taking it back super old school and sharing a blog post about my family. Not focusing on SEO or what will best perform on my blog but just a regular post about life updates. My 3 kids are growing and always changing and for the first time in awhile for blogging, I felt excited to share this post!
What to Do, where to stay and what to eat in Myrtle Beach, SC! Recommendations for the animal and nature lover that wants to travel on a budget. We just came back from our longest road trip by far with the kids! 13 hours in the car to and from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The beaches are absolutely gorgeous and we learned that we really love being by the ocean. I want to share some tips for visiting Myrtle Beach including what to do, where to stay and what to eat in Myrtle Beach. We love traveling on a budget and bring a lot of food, cook at the place we stay and do frugal activities. Myrtle Beach was not overly expensive which was great.
Lily is 1 1/2 years old! Life is totally crazy with her. She is ALWAYS on the go and never stops getting into mischief. Life is good!
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by MomsRising. All opinions are my own. I was raised celebrating my heritage and am so excited to do the same with my own children. My family came from Poland and Germany and Troy's family is from Mexico. Growing up, my mom would have "ethnic night" once a week where we would choose a country, have a traditional meal from that country and learn about their culture. We love it and I want to do this soon with my kids.
The benefits of family meals including quality time together, encouraging kids to try new and healthy foods, communication and being more connected. Growing up, we ate all of our meals together as a family. We weren't at different sporting events or activities that made it so that we couldn't enjoy a family meal together. Nowadays, with so many activities going on, it can make it hard to eat together. In my little family of 5, we prioritize family meals because it gives us the ability to spend quality time together, encourages my kids to eat well and more. All great benefits that are super important to me! September is National Family Meals Month and I partnered with the FMI Foundation to share why family meals are so important. I invite you to join us at a Hernandez family dinner by reading this post! We are having spaghetti with a homemade cherry tomato sauce with garden tomatoes and garden summer squash, onions and garlic topped with Parmesan cheese with a side of roasted br...
Here in Michigan, it has gotten cold which can especially be hard for parents with kiddos with a lot of energy. I know that for my kids, they need physical activity daily and getting outside to play is the best way to do this. Otherwise, they may be seen bouncing off the walls and screaming through my entire house.. We make it a priority most days to get outside and I wanted to share some of my tips that help us get outside.
Where did we leave off? (See part 1 of Adalyn Grace's birth story ). I had just gotten sent home from St. John Hospital at 4 1/2 cm dilated due to not making any progress. We picked up our dogs from my parent's house and went home. I tried to lay down for a bit but was not able to sleep. At about 11 PM, I got into the bathtub. I had taken a benadryl to sleep per the doctor's recommendation and it was making me so drowsy. I almost fell asleep in the tub. I was in a lot of pain at this point and was doing anything I could to distract myself. I went into the basement where we have a couch and treadmill and walked a bit in 1/4 mile increments and sat down when I could. Sitting made me feel a lot worse though so I spent most of the time from midnight to 5 AM pacing back and forth in the basement. Troy came down at 5 AM and we talked for awhile. Before 6 AM, we went on a walk. Walking was about the only thing to help. Of course, I took my trusty dogs! When a contraction wou...
As I announced , Adalyn Grace made her way into the world on September 20th! We are overjoyed with her and enjoying every moment being her parents. As I love to read birth stories, I wanted to share Adalyn's story with you all. Awesome pizza right before labor started! It all started on Thursday, September 18th after a day of lots of walking (6 miles total broken up into a few walks), spicy Thai food, pizza at my parent's house and a little procedure at the doctor's office. I was 1 1/2 cm dilated at this point and 50% effaced. Adalyn was 1 day overdue at this point. At 9 PM that night, some moderate cramping started. I fell asleep for an hour and then was up the rest of the entire night with contractions. I used a contraction timer app on my phone and found out that the contractions were 2-5 minutes apart lasting 30-45 sec. My pain was about a 3-4 at this point. I was shocked that they were so close together right from the beginning since from what I have read, t...
Our extremely amazing baby girl arrived Saturday September 20th at 12:33 PM weighing 7 lbs 0.5 oz. We are all doing amazing and are so in love with our girl. Birth story to come as time allows. Follow me on social media ( Facebook , Twitter , Pinterest , Google+ , Instagram ) for lots of baby updates and pictures. Hope you enjoy these pictures from the first couple of days as a family of three. Meeting Jaxen for the first time!
Yesterday, I shared part 1 of our farm maternity photos and I hope you enjoyed them! Here are some more of the pictures that my sister Natalie took of us at 29 weeks pregnant. I have very much enjoyed this pregnancy but cannot wait to meet our baby girl!
I just realized that I never shared the maternity pictures that my sister took of Troy and I at my parent's farm this summer. In the pictures, I was 29 weeks pregnant. I contemplated hiring a photographer for maternity pictures but loved how these turned out so I didn't need to. Farm maternity photos are something that I have always wanted and am so thankful that we got to do them. A big thanks to my sister Natalie for taking the photos, my mom for keeping the dogs back out of the pictures and to Dad for grooming the farm so nicely.
My mom, sister and sister-in-law threw Troy and I a wonderful baby shower. Since the baby is due in September and I am obsessed with apples and fruit, the shower was apple themed! It was a really nice day and we blessed with so many gifts from family. Aww baby adirondeck chair The hosts of the shower and I Troy, my busia and I- it was her 86th birthday! Measuring how many pieces of toilet paper can go around me- haha! Big salad buffet Lots of presents It was a wonderful event and we are very thankful for all the people who spent the day celebrating with us!
