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So if you follow me on   Facebook   or   Instagram   then you know I travel quite a bit. Our families all live in the greater Cleveland area so we head up there ever few months as well as take a few weekend trips a year and a yearly week long vacation. We just came back from Myrtle Beach a few weeks ago and I thought I would share some tips that work for us and L. Tip #1 - Have Someone Sit in the Backseat The first tip I can give is that I have found if I sit in the backseat with L, it helps tremendously. I know this won't work for everyone, but if you have room and have had issues with traveling I would suggest it. As a baby I was able to feed her in the car and don't have to worry about us stopping (I bottle-fed). I think it also provided some comfort to her to know that I was close by if she needed anything. Now that she has gotten older, I can make sure she has different activities to keep her entertained, snacks or food, and be there to sooth her if sh...

I've been asked a lot lately about how I've lost so much weight. I figured I would write about it to give a little more detailed information. I first started trying to lose weight before I got pregnant and I was successful as well. I didn't really change much except working out more frequently and watching my calorie intake. I lost 30 lbs by the end of January 2012. I was extremely happy and continued to work out then I went away to Vegas for a Bachelorette party one weekend in March and stated to slip with the exercising and watching what I ate. I was getting discourage with not being able to get pregnant and used food to cope. Guess what happened next?? That's right in April 2012 I found out I was pregnant! I guess that trip to Vegas for a long girl’s weekend helped me miss J. During my pregnancy I only gained 25 lbs so I didn't gain everything back, but enough that I hated how I looked after we welcome our little girl L in December 2012 (12/12/12 to be exact...