This easy, healthy smash cake recipe is the perfect healthy alternative for baby’s first birthday. Packed with secretly healthy ingredients like applesauce and topped with a delicious homemade frosting, this healthy smash cake is a wonderful dairy-free, gluten-free and low sugar treat. Healthy Smash Cake for Baby’s First Birthday To celebrate we had an intimate gathering with family and had Hemsley smash her very own cake. I had seen “smash
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Feeding Hemsley Pt. 1 // Babyhood
When I was pregnant with Hemsley there were a few topics that seemed to continually pop into my mind as I thought about life with a baby. You’d think like most women I would be worried about the feat of childbirth, but that really wasn’t much of a concern to me. Instead, I thought a
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My Postpartum Wellness Plan & An Important Conversation
It has been six months since sweet Hemsley was born. Six months! How did that happen? I feel like I’ve just blinked and she’s turned from a sleepy wrinkly little newborn to a chatty, active, bubbly baby girl. I have to admit, when I was pregnant as my due date loomed, I felt pretty uncertain about
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Why I’m No Longer Buying Into ‘The Lie’
I typically keep things pretty light and airy on the blog. Even personal posts tend to be more on the positive side because often, when I think of sharing more serious topics I hear that silly voice that says “Nobody wants to read that Christal, don’t bother”. But I’m choosing to ignore that voice because I believe