“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say. ”
  
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      What Would You Tell Your Pre-Mommy Self
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Love Grows
      
        
      
      
        motherhood, parenting, Personal disclosuresBethany Stedmanbaby, baby bonding, birth, bonding, bonding with baby, connecting with baby, first baby, firstborn, giving birth, hold your baby, love at first sight, loving my son, loving our babies, loving our children, mom, mommy, mommy expectations, mommy ideals, motherhood, my baby, new baby, new mom, new mommy, parenting, pregnant
       
      
    
  
    
      
      Letting go of Mommy Ideals
      
        
      
      
        babies, Family, motherhood, parentingBethany Stedmanbaby led weaning, Babywise, being a good mom, expectations, giving yourself grace, good mom, grace, Growing Kid's God's Way, guilt, ideals, judgement, mama, mom, mommy, mommy expectations, mommy ideals, mother, not feeling guilty, not judging, parenthood, parenting, spoon feeding, weaning
       
      
    
  
    
      
      Admiration Mondays: Brie Endicott
      
        
      
      
        Admiration Mondays, FamilyBethany StedmanAdmiration Mondays, Brie, Brie Endicott, Endicott, Family, friends, mommy, motherhood, my family, my sister, new mommy, sister, sisters, sisters and friends