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What kind of exercise routine do you have for all stages from pre pregnancy to birth and so on? The toll pregnancy and birth has to have taken on your body must require some kind of exercise/eating/recovery routine. How long did it take for you to develop it?

That’s such a great and honest question—and yes, pregnancy and birth absolutely take a deep toll on the body, one that you really have to respect and recover from over time. It’s taken me years to develop any kind of rhythm that feels sustainable, and honestly, I’m still adjusting with each season of life.

I’m a big supporter of yoga and Pilates, especially for core strength, breathwork, and stability. During pregnancy, I focus a lot on gentle movement—walking, stretching, and modified yoga—nothing too intense, just enough to stay mobile and connected to my body. I’ve found yoga especially grounding through all trimesters, and even more so postpartum.

But you also have to remember—we live an active lifestyle beyond traditional workouts. I’m a Cub Scout leader, and our kids are heavily involved in the program, so that means a lot of camping, hiking, walking, and outdoor activity. We’re blessed to live near a beautiful trail that runs parallel to the Hudson River, and when the weather’s nice (and not freezing), we’re walking almost daily as a family. Those small, consistent moments of movement outdoors make a big difference physically and mentally.

And while I still keep up with hiking, yoga, and outdoor time, I’ll admit I’ve gotten a bit more relaxed with Pilates, which is something I really want to weave back into my routine. It helped me so much with strength and posture, especially with all the lifting, babywearing, and nursing that come with motherhood. I’m hoping once our schedule finds a more normal rhythm again, I can ease it back in.

Right now, we’re still in a transition phase—I just went back to work recently, and the babies are just starting to sleep through the night (well, 4 to 5 hour stretches, which any parent knows feels like a miracle). So I’m giving myself grace and reminding myself that this is just a season. Movement looks different in every stage, and that’s okay.

What matters most is staying in tune with your body and building a routine that supports your energy—not drains it. You don’t have to do it all at once. Just one step at a time.

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“Overflow”

By Her for him

I used to think I’d grown used to this feeling—the soft heaviness of early pregnancy, the way my body warmed and stretched in quiet, miraculous surrender. But at fifteen weeks, I knew this wasn’t the same.

Not that I was new to it. We’d had children. Many. My belly had been rounded and full so many times, I could read its signals better than any scan. And this… this was more.

It wasn’t just fullness. It was pressure. Pulse. A stirring that came not from just one small presence, or two, but more. I could feel them.

I lay on my side in the bedroom, hands resting on the gentle slope of my abdomen. He walked in from the shower, towel slung low, his eyes catching mine with that same mischievous heat he always had. Father of my children. Keeper of my body. Holder of one delicious, maddening secret.

“You know how many,” I said softly, tracing lazy circles over my skin. “I can feel them in there. Squirming. Multiples again.”

He grinned, walking slowly to the edge of the bed, every inch of him dripping with restrained desire. “I do know.”

I arched a brow. “And you’re still not going to tell me.”

He knelt by the bed, palms sliding under my shirt, lifting it to expose my belly. His hands were warm, rough with work, tender with knowing. “You didn’t want to know the sex last time. Let me keep this one.”

“You’re evil,” I breathed, half-laughing, half aching.

“I’m patient.” He kissed low, right where the skin began to stretch. “And you’re irresistible when you’re this full.”

He pressed his cheek to my belly. “They’re crowding each other already,” he murmured. “Just like last time.”

“More than last time?” I asked, tilting my hips toward him, heart pounding.

“Could be,” he said, his lips sliding lower, his breath hot on my skin. “Could be less. You’ll just have to wait…”

I gasped as his mouth moved with intent, teasing the soft skin at the top of my thigh. He knew exactly how to touch me—how different my body became in pregnancy. Sensitive. Needy. My nipples ached. My core pulsed. The whole of me felt like a vessel on the edge of overflowing.

“I’m already stretched,” I whispered, breath hitching. “You’re going to ruin me.”

“You’re made for this,” he growled, shifting up, his body hovering over mine. “You always take everything I give you. And you still want more.”

I moaned as he entered me, slow and deep. Every thrust was deliberate, filling, possessive. His hands gripped my hips as if he needed to anchor himself to me, to this growing curve that held his newest secrets.

Each movement pushed me higher, the tension rising fast. I could feel the tightness of my belly between us, the undeniable presence of life swelling inside.

“How many?” I gasped, clenching around him.

He stilled inside me, leaned down, and kissed my throat. “More than you think.”

Then he moved again, hard, slow, claiming every part of me until I shattered around him, crying out his name, the secret still safe behind his smile.

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Do you ever get lop-sided when breast pumping?

Sometimes she does, although not generally, as she frequently pumps both breast at the same time. The lopsided situation generally occurs when she’s feeding the last baby, and she also has to pump on the other breast. 

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Do you send personal pics/videos

Anything my wife is willing to share is what’s already posted on the blog.

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Hello. Can I message you?

You are always welcome to submit to the inbox

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Overdue by 4 days

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Woke up to the house “shaking” this morning, we live right on the river so when we have high wind advisories the wind hits the house with such a force that the windows make this awful noise and the rest of our old house creeks. It sounds to me like today is cozy, grilled cheese sandwiches, and soups with a side of watching movies all day. 

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Thank you for the wonderful shirt off my Amazon wishlist

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