Being grateful every day is one way that helps me get through the days while being a full time stay at home mom. Other ways that help me get through my day include praying, writing, mom support tribe, and exercise/fresh air. I myself would like to express how important these little things mean to me in addition to helping me stay sane while enjoying these days mostly at home.

I’m really excited you’re here on this journey with our team and with all of the amazing mamas that have participated thus far. Grab your coffee (or your wine - no judgment, girlfriend) and dive into some of these stories.

The first layer you have to uncover about working through your maternity leave plan is communicating with your boss about being pregnant. You might feel anxious or nervous about telling your boss that you are pregnant. I know I did! I wanted to find the right time to tell my boss I was expecting, but I didn’t know how he would react.

**We cut the cake. Pink filling! I shout, "I knew it!" I hug my boyfriend and hope he's not too disappointed. I cry happy tears.** I day-dreamed about the moment we would cut the cake all the time. I was anxious - excited and scared. I don’t really know what I was scared about, it was probably just the hormones.

I can’t believe the time is near, You’ve nearly been on Earth a year. Your first birthday has come at last, The nights really were long but the year so fast. I look back at what I’ve learnt so far, My first year of motherhood, my first as Mama.

Life changes from the moment you find out that there is a tiny life growing inside you. For many expectant moms or moms with kids already, it is a joyous experience with a build-up of excitement but for other moms…it’s a scary experience.

Strangers strike up conversations with you in the street, your work colleagues regularly touch your bump, and everyone wants to share their very own birthing stories with you. It seems that everyone has a little piece of advice for when baby arrives but what they don’t tell you is about ‘the fear’…

Before my baby came along, I was a very proud PAWrent to my adorable fur baby Rani. She was my baby. Don’t get me wrong, she still is my baby but you can understand that the family dynamic has changed! Rani entered our lives as a rescue dog.