When I was pregnant, the majority of people told me to eat whatever I wanted and just enjoy it. Pregnancy was the one time to let it rip and go nuts with any and all cravings. Another group of people gave me the opposite message. That pregnancy was the time to eat healthier than normal because the baby was receiving what I was eating, which made total sense to me. I hadn’t really thought too much about that perspective before, which was disappointing when it settled in because I was prepared and excited to let loose. Actually, if I’m to be completely honest, my dietary habits were already loose. I do eat healthy most of the time, but if I wanted to have a Big Mac meal (without the excus
This past Sunday I spent the day with Brayden, my stepdaughter (hate that word but more on that another time), my newborn baby girl, Keaton Radley, and Brayden’s mom. It was just the girls that day. We left our respective partners at home, and spent the day getting Brayden’s hair cut, followed by lunch and a trip to the dollar store. This was a rare occasion. Most of the time Brayden is either at mommy’s house or daddy’s house. The homes seldom collide with the exception of drop-offs and pick-ups, but rarely if ever do we intentionally make plans to all be together as a family, which is what we are. It’s not the traditional ‘family’, but it’s 2018, and the term ‘family’ has changed significa
