Tony and I have chosen not to find out whether Baby Schrank is a boy or a girl. In the times of ‘gender reveal’ parties and all of that, most people are completely shocked that we have decided not to find out. The reactions I get mostly are, “but you’re such a planner!” or “what are you going to do about the nursery?” Even at the OB, when we tell the sonographers that we don’t want to know, they comment how they hardly ever hear that these days. Why not find out? Ultimately for us, there ... View the Post
My Fave Maternity Clothing Brand
If you've been following along with my pregnancy, you know that I am just about six months pregnant now! Time is just flying by and I can't believe I will get to meet the sweet baby in less than 4 months. My bump is large enough now that I can't wear a lot of my go-to items. I've been trying to buy maternity clothes here and there but most maternity items just aren't that cute! I discovered Pink Blush Maternity just recently and they have the cutest maternity clothing. Pink Blush sent me ... View the Post
Trader Joe’s Shopping List: Pregnancy Edition
I love creating these Trader Joe's posts and I love how so many of you are just as obsessed as I am! Today's post is for the pregnant ladies! I need to preface this post with a few things! First, check with your OB! There were items on here that I was unsure about and checked with my OB’s office to make sure they were okay for me, but every pregnant mama is different! Second, although I never got sick, I had A LOT of food aversions. For the first half of my pregnancy, I really didn’t want ... View the Post
Liss Travels: Our Babymoon in Kauai
A few weeks ago, we got back from our babymoon in Kauai! Baby is due this Summer and we wanted to take one last “big” trip before baby arrives. It was a perfect opportunity to get away (just the two of us) and really relax. We both felt like this vacation was the first time (EVER) we truly relaxed and forgot about everything. We had planned on going on a babymoon in May (around 30 weeks pregnant). May seemed like a good time to get away and I really wanted those photo memories of me looking ... View the Post
Acupuncture for Fertility
Looking for Help After we had been trying about six months, I was researching ways to improve my fertility naturally. If you read this post, you know that my cycles were pretty off. I was ovulating super late in my cycle (about day 20 of a 27-day cycle). I was also having a lot of symptoms around the time of ovulation that just didn’t seem right. It didn’t take long in the internet to figure out that acupuncture was worth a shot. I saw lots of success stories and was very interested in trying ... View the Post
Our Infertility Journey
The hardest part about infertility for us was the uncertainty. It was difficult, of course, but you do difficult things all the time knowing that the hard work will pay off in the end. Think about studying for a test or prepping for a big meeting. Infertility is doing the hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life and not knowing that it will ever be okay. I have always wanted to be transparent about our infertility journey but could not find the courage or strength to do so while it was ... View the Post