Are you ready to start your pregnancy journey and wondering where to begin? In this post I give you six tips on preparing for pregnancy! Plus a free printable with questions to ask your OBGYN.

Pregnancy is nothing if not stressful – you’re getting ready for baby’s arrival, prepping a nursery, taking classes, learning how to sleep with a beach ball, and eating 45 pickles a day. It’s exhausting! For first time momma’s this process can feel even more overwhelming - which is why I’m so excited to tell you about the Noobie Box!

The nesting bug has hit! I have gone full force into baby prep mode over the past week and I am starting to get so excited for our little girl. One of the most commonly asked questions I have received is related to what baby gear I plan on using with baby #2.

After three years of development, Birth Prep is finally ready to launch! This course will prepare you to have an empowered labor and delivery experience. From the hospital to your first days at home, you’ll have everything you need to totally rock your birth!

A healthy pregnancy begins with a prenatal vitamin. When it comes to the best prenatal vitamins, you will find that there are two kinds — whole food and synthetic. Which is best? I’ve researched the differences between the two and rounded up the best prenatal vitamins on the market.

I vividly remember entering my third trimester when I was pregnant with Brody and wondering how I would ever know if I was in labor. I was a first time mom and I had every worry in the world. What would contractions really feel like? Was my body prepping for labor as my due date approached? When would I feel confidant to going to the hospital once labor started? Contractions and labor were so foreign to me.

Even now as a certified childbirth educator and a second-time mom, I had some of the same feelings as we awaited Isla’s arrival. The one thing I wish I would have had? A peek inside my body.

Breastfeeding Brody did not come naturally. I envisioned it being an ethereal experience and a natural process that would just click at first latch. I remember struggling at the hospital with the lactation consultant as his little lip curled under and he could not get a firm latch. The first month or two of nursing was far from enjoyable, but we stuck it out and ended up having a great first year of breastfeeding. I have had quite a few moms ask how nursing has been going with Isla. It has been quite different so far, but in a good way.<

There are a few days that will forever hold a special spot in my heart. High school proms with my husband, Auburn football games with some of my best friends, our wedding vows, snorkeling in Belize, sleeping in the Sahara desert under the stars, and the day Brody met Isla. The latter being a day that will be at the top of my list for a long time.

This bumpdate gives you a glimpse into my third trimester thoughts as well as a peak at one of my favorite maternity outfits.

Today is the big day. The 20-week ultrasound! It feels a bit like Christmas Eve waiting for our appointment—I’m anxious, excited and oh, so curious to know who is growing inside of me. We’ll be sharing with the world in the next couple of weeks—likely when we’re babymooning in Bermuda. All of the light pink and light blue buildings in Bermuda seem like the perfect gender reveal spot.

When they told me subsequent pregnancies went by a lot faster, they were right. With Brody, I could have told you exactly what size of fruit he was each week. I had read the week-by-week summaries religiously. I googled everything. This time around, I find myself feeling lucky if I can remember how many weeks along I am.