Thank you so much for the advice! We have definitely found that we don’t need nearly as much stuff as “the experts” tell you you need. We’ve learned a lot in a year. 🙂

Thank you so much, Julie! I did end up getting a diaper genie, and since our little boy is only 7 weeks old at this point the poo isn’t overly strong yet. I just dread the long walk outside especially when there is snow all over the ground. UGGGHHHH. We are pretty happy with the diaper genie for now, but I guess time will tell.
That is awesome news about your daughters success! I love hearing stories like that. Hopefully she will keep baking and making you delicious treats. 🙂

Haha, just now seeing this! I’m sure he won’t object to that 😂

After being a daddy 2X I suggest a half gallon of whiskey! For Zack that is. lol. So happy for both of you. Congratulations and best wishes.

Thank you so much! We are so excited! 🙂

Thank you so much, Michelle! I will certainly be trying to get my rest in. 🙂

The baby will get plenty of love that is for sure. 🙂

All a baby really needs is love clothes and diapers. Don’t stress so much on anything else a bassinet that’s mobile is also a life saver. Also after the baby is born don’t create habits you will not be able to keep up with all the time because they get used to routines example: rocking the baby to sleep, playing music to help baby sleep, in my case it was breastfeeding her to sleep. It became a nightmare for me especially when she got older and refused to go to bed without her nightly feed. All babies are different follow YOUR motherly instincts because family and friends will always have opinions. Remember there is no child manual and don’t waste your time on reading tons of books. It will be exhausting at first but you will do amazing. BTW I will be using your cake recipe and possibly your cone cupcakes for my daughters 3rd birthday will let you know how they turn out.

Best of Luck

Thank you for all the advice Emily! I am trying not to go crazy with all the extras, but it’s so hard. I’m so excited and nervous at the same time! I don’t want to miss anything. 😬

Thank you, Janet! I have definitely been looking at buying a swing. I just bought a rocker so that should help me a little bit I hope. 🙂

😂 That is too cute! Thank you for the support. I may have to convince my husband to do the donut making in the near future. 😂

Thank you so much, Jackie! I will definitely be taking TONS of pictures. 🙂

Thank you so much, Naomi! I have to give my husband a lot of credit. He did a lot of baking for me while I “supervised.” That is great advice and a great way to think about things. Thank you. 🙂

Anyway, my advice is to not let mommy guilt run over your life. No one else in the world (no matter what their Facebook/Instagram pages profess…) is doing everything right, has no problems, has perfect kids, etc. Having good days and bad days is perfectly normal and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Also, don’t let anyone else run your parenting world with (perhaps unsolicited) endless advice. You guys will make good decisions and maybe not so good decisions…and that’s OK. It’s life. Even though I’d rather not think about it, I have such a hard time with the comparison game. And worry…am I doing everything right? Is that person’s kids going to be smarter?? Totally not worth it…haha! Live your own life and be the best mom you can be. 🙂 (And also get rid of Facebook…that helped me a lot with the comparison thing. 😉 ) Wishing you all the best!

Thank you so much, Mary! That is great advice. I definitely worry about being perfect.

Yep! This will be #6! We usually double your recipes 😆