Author Archives: Katiebear

About Katiebear

Singer, Wife, Mommy, Teacher. Living with nose to the ground.

Yoga: What’s the Point?

I was recently asked what the point is of yoga.  I hemmed and hawed and tried to explain it, but found it hard to verbalize.  Today, after a conversation with captain awesome, a late conversation with my mother (the reason … Continue reading

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Rare Moments

I’m having this rare moment when both boys are sleeping -at the same time- and NEITHER of them is on me! This is unheard of! I’m twiddling my thumbs trying to decide what to do; do I also take a … Continue reading

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New Treat Obsession

So,  with breastfeeding my {already} sweet tooth becomes the sweet tooth that ruled the world!!!  I’m sure I’m not the only mommy who finds this. Now, I’m dairy free (not by choice, but by necessity) and try not to eat … Continue reading

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A “whoops!” yummy last-minute dinner

So… you know those nights when you just can’t think of anything for dinner and you forgot to plan that week? Yeah. We had one of those recently. The resulting meal was worth sharing though! (sorry for the blurry photo) … Continue reading

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4th of July weekend adventures

Ah, the fourth of July. Red, White, and Blue, and fireworks too! We generally don’t do anything special for the 4th of July.  One year we went to a friend’s low-key party and played with fireworks, another year we went camping … Continue reading

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2 Months

Can you believe it’s been 2 months already?  Me either!  Summer is half over.  I’ve noticed (having had both of my children at the beginning of the summer) that Summers go really fast when you have a baby at the … Continue reading

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Baby Brain Fog

Hi all! Sorry for how spacey the past couple of posts have been.  I’m really trying to get back to writing, but I’m finding that my two boys have given me a serious case of brain-fog! For example, Sunday night-Monday … Continue reading

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Postpartum body progression

Hi guys, thought you might be interested in how things are progressing postpartum this time! I invested in a belly bandit this time in order to support my poor, torn apart abdominal muscles (the way I carry, the work is … Continue reading

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Maternity ‘leave’ and 4 week update!

Hey all, as you can tell, I’ve taken a sort of ‘maternity leave’ from the blog.  It’s been tricky figuring out how to manage everything with the family – 2 kids is a new dynamic and my house looks like … Continue reading

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Stretchmarks

Stretchmarks are something that every woman dreads, right?  I certainly did.  I was resigned to them – my mother has them, her mother  has them… heck I already had a few on my hips from going through puberty! The thought … Continue reading

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