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Checklist for a REALISTIC Morning Routine!

In order to keep my sanity, I have to have routine in my life! Starting my morning off on a good foot sets the tone for the entire day! When the morning run smoothly, everything else falls into place (most times!).

Must Have Newborn -6 Months Essentials

Here they are! A list of my favorite baby essentials that made adjusting to life with baby for the first six months much more manageable!

Mom Life, Family, LifestyleDalijah AmeliaJanuary 18, 2021Mom Influencer, Mompreneur, millennial mom, must haves, baby registry, Baby EssentialsComment

Baby Bedtime Routine

He is averaging 11 hours of sleep. It was NOT easy but I am proud of him and I feel much more rested! Here are my tips for developing a Bedtime routine and getting your baby to sleep through the night!

Mom Life, FamilyDalijah AmeliaJanuary 15, 2021motherhood, Mom Influencer, Mompreneur, millennial mom, must haves

What I Learned This Month

I am guilty of the “super woman” complex thinking I need to do it all. I quickly learned I can’t. I can’t do laundry, breastfeed, clean the kitchen, write blogs, run a business, create content and have dinner ready. I am very Type A and like things to go a certain way. With a newborn, all that goes out the window very quickly.

Lifestyle, Mom Life, FamilyDalijah AmeliaSeptember 30, 2020 Comment

My Postpartum Must Haves!

I am seven week postpartum (I know it goes by so quickly) and I want to share a few of my postpartum essentials that have made things so much easier my first weeks weeks getting adjusted to mom life!

Family, Home, Mom LifeDalijah AmeliaAugust 8, 2020blogger, Black mom, Black Entrepreneur, postpartum, must haves, new mom, First Time Mom, fourth trimesterComment

My Birth Story!

I did not have a “Birth Plan”. I had a birth idea that I expressed to my Doctors. You are basically planning out a major event that you have no control over but this little person inside of you who you have never met does. Whatever that baby wants to do is out of your control. The faster I learned that, the more at peace I was with whatever happened.

Mom Life, Lifestyle, FamilyDalijah AmeliaJuly 10, 2020Black mom, Birth Story Comments

A Letter To My Prince

I prayed for you for years. In my conversations with God I went back and forth from hopeful to doubtful as I hit my 30’s. I always knew I wanted to be a mother but I didn’t expect it to happen when it did. Lets just say God has a great sense of humor! I had a feeling you were a boy very early in my pregnancy and when we found out, we both cried tears of joy.

8 Fun things to do in your last trimester of pregnancy!

As I look back over the last 9 months, I can honestly say I had a great pregnancy. I really enjoyed seeing my belly grow and checking the What to Expect App on the progress of my little one. Even with Covid19 and being stuck at home, I still found fun activities and distractions to keep me busy! In this post I share 8 Fun things I still did in my last trimester even during a pandemic!