Let’s talk baby!        When having your first baby the list feels never ending with what you need to acquire. After your second baby, you soon realize you don’t quite need as much and that there are a million things were never truly essential. (People always say the wipe warmer lol) Needless to say, we got rid of so much before our second even arrived as we just...

      Hello & Happy Friday!!   Today is Black Friday!! While I’ve never been one to hit retail stores on this day, I love to find online sales on things I really need. With a second baby on the way, there were honestly just a handful of things we needed and I wanted to share them with you.   So just how essential are these items? Very! I sampled countless items with our first baby and from those I selected the...

                      Hello & Happy Monday!!           Let’s talk organic baby food! Even with cooking full time, I was somewhat hesitant to introduce food and not even sure where to begin. I loved the idea of starting off with a ready made option and testing it for a few days to see how he responded. With so many organic options today, I was curious to...

                        Hello & Happy Sunday!!                 During undergrad when I first started Eat Drink Shrink I loved testing natural products. At the time it was more of a newer movement and the options were minimal. Today the market for natural products is thriving and new companies are popping up all over the place, especially in...

                        Hello & Happy Sunday!!               I still find it hard to believe I’m sharing my fourth trimester with you. Not only because  over the years I’ve realized that nothing is ever promised, careers, marriage, or even babies, but also because I honestly struggled to find the extra time to put it together lol. Being a new...

                                Hello & Happy Sunday!!             I’m a little late getting to this guide, but it just solidifies that caring for a newborn leaves little time lol. Throughout my pregnancy I created guides to disclose various events taking place as well as different items I found that were essential along the...

                            Hello & Happy Friday!!             As of last week or son has officially arrived and is almost 10 days old! After struggling to conceive, 9 months of pregnancy, and then a labor that would just never end, he is finally here and I’m just… still in shock! Having experienced labor and delivery I thought I...

                              Hello & Happy Sunday!!               With only a few more weeks left with pregnancy I thought I would offer a round up of some of my favorite carriers, swaddles, toys and more! One of the main items I was most excited about was honestly these items. A good carrier can last, swaddles are imperative with...

                                Hello & Happy Saturday!!                 Welp, I can’t believe we’re finally here, that dreaded 3rd trimester! Today we are 37 weeks and will be welcoming our baby O any day now. I’ll be honest, whenever you tell someone you’re pregnant, or even if you don’t...

                          Hello & Happy Sunday!!           Over the last 9 months I’ve been scouring the internet to explore the best of the best in natural baby products. Since I was a child, natural options have exploded and small business are abundant. That being said, I wanted to create a list that showcases the best natural options today...

                          Hello & Happy Tuesday!!                   As we’re making our final laps with this pregnancy, I wanted to touch upon each trimester to help you better gauge perhaps what to expect. It’s important to emphasize that every pregnancy is different and results may vary with every woman. As a FTM, MS...

                            Hello & Happy Sunday!!               I’m approaching 34 weeks, so the nesting phase is in full swing lol. For the past 8 months I’ve been on the search for the best of the best in baby products as this is a whole new world for us. I’ve come across some of the older classics that even our...

                              Hello & Happy Sunday!!           With the Memorial Day Weekend sales in full swing I thought I’d share some of my favorite finds since becoming pregnant. As a first time parent we were starting from scratch and truly wanted to find the best products on the market for everything. While exciting, there are...

                                Hello & Happy Saturday!!                   I never thought I’d see the day I’d be sharing my first trimester on Eat Drink Shrink. Years go I was so consumed with college and fulfilling my career dreams that I never really gave growing a family a second thought. In the back...

,                         Hello & Happy Saturday!!                 Long before my cooking days while still in undergrad at NYU, drowning in 18 credits, I produced countless non toxic beauty reviews via Eat Drink Shrink. Before I knew the science behind nutrition, I understood the connection between the diet and what we apply to the skin....

                                Hello & Happy Saturday!!                 On Saturdays I typically feature a quick and easy vegan brunch concept, but today is a very special day, because we’re talking all things baby clothes!! I truly never thought I’d see the day where we’d be discussing baby clothes on...

This post is sponsored by First Response. All thoughts and opinions are my own.                         Hello & Happy Saturday!!               If you’ve been following along with me, my husband and I embarked on a new chapter of growing a family this year! If you’re not familiar with how the process may vary from one couple to the next, you...

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