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Veggie Loaded Zucchini Casserole

Veggie Loaded Zucchini Casserole

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Hey mama, I know you can be self-critical, second

Hey mama, I know you can be self-critical, second guess yourself and wonder if you’re doing a good enough job with your littles.
Just a reminder to be kind to yourself today. Be gentle with yourself. You’re doing great.
And if for no other reason, show yourself some grace because your littles are watching and their little brains and bodies are being wired.
They learn so much more from what they see us model. So show them what self-compassion and grace look like.
Anyone else need that reminder today?! It’s for myself as much as you. 💗
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This is a legit question for those of you with mor

This is a legit question for those of you with more than one little. How do you do it?!
Justin and I have talked about trying for another kiddo, and some days I wonder how we’d do it. How we’d manage to care for two kids and run two businesses.
I’d love to hear any insight or thoughts you have if you’ve got more than one kid or if you’re pondering the same transition.
There’s a lot more than just the step up to two kids at play here. If you’ve followed along with us, you know we struggled to conceive. We went through one round of IVF/egg retrieval and two transfers. Our first transfer resulted in a pregnancy that ended horribly with a miscarriage. And then we did our second transfer, and pregnancy after a loss was terrifying and so very hard.
For additional background…the overwhelm here also stems from the idea of doing IVF again because we’d have to start from scratch. We used all of our embryos to bring Nora home.
So, trying again would involve all the shots and hormones to mature my eggs, surgery to retrieve the eggs, all the waiting and hoping to hear back if the embryos fertilize, and then the decision of whether or not to test the embryos for viability. And if so, another period of waiting to hear back before doing a transfer.
Then preparing for actual transfer, the big day, the bedrest and then the waiting to find out if we’re pregnant.
And then if we are so lucky to get pregnant, physically carrying a child to term. And then, the real work begins…after you bring that baby home.
Sooooo….tell me. How do you do it?! And if you happen to have been through IVF multiple times (especially while also chasing a toddler around), reach out if you don’t feel comfortable commenting below.
Please and thanks for your thoughts.
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Veggie loaded things. I love them. It’s no surpr

Veggie loaded things. I love them. It’s no surprise if you follow along here. You see me making veggie loaded muffins and meatballs weekly.
Here’s why I make veggie loaded things.
1. Sneaking veggies in is great for making sure your little gets the nutrients.
2. And it’s also great because it gives me a little space to worry or stress less about Nora getting enough veggies in. When she doesn’t eat the carrots and peas I put on her plate (or cucumbers on this plate), I don’t get overly concerned about it. I’m able to play it cool and tell Nora to listen to her tummy and body to know what it needs.
And when she does eat the peas and carrots (or even just some portion of them) on top of the veggie loaded whatever on her plate…well, it’s just an especially great day!
So here’s my question, are you doing the veggie loaded things and do you find it helpful? And do you still continue to add the actual veggies to your little’s plate? Tell me below!
And then check out our stories from earlier today where I talk more about why you need to do both - veggie loaded things AND still offering the actual veggies on your little’s plate.
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