Great memories and chaos were made this weekend! Saturday we had a 5k run for love event at our church! Uhh I’m preggo and not a runner so we walked the 5k run with Harlo in the stroller! My family joined so we had a large group and the weather was absolutely perfect! It is incredible to walk for a good cause! This run was to help support those who are traveling to Nicaragua this year to build a relationship with our church’s partners in La Esmeralda. The missionaries will hold VBS events in the community schools and also provides hygiene packs to the people of La Esmeralda. The hygiene packs are literally our everyday items that I take for granted daily.
Category: Family
Embracing My Mommy Imperfections
I love how my fabulous hubby caught our little girl looking up at me. When doing the day to day “mommying” I miss these great ‘MOMents’ that show me what being a mom is all about. This is the epitomy of motherhood. Harlo will always be looking up to me and always wanting to do what Mommy does. Sometimes the actions are good and sometimes not so good but it is okay. I will never be perfect but I am doing the best job I can. There are so many comparisons in motherhood that it clouds what truly matters. My little girl isn’t looking at other moms she is looking at me, and what I am doing in her life. Now that I have another little girl on the way it is making me dwelve even deeper into how my actions and thoughts affect my girls.
Mother’s Day
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My spectacular Mother’s Day weekend began with finding out the gender of our sweet little babe. We are blessed to be having a healthy baby GIRL!!!! A healthy baby is the ultimate goal for any parent and finding out we are having another little girl is just the icing on the cake. I am one mama who needs to know gender to give more of a personal touch on the pregnancy! I am now able to call her little cupcake, sweet girl, baby girl and so many more obnoxiously adorable names.
Harlo leggings
Trending Gratitude in Honor of Mother’s Day
“It is not happy people who are grateful, it is grateful people who are happy”. These words resonated with me today. Now that I am a mother I read deeper into things, look to God more and more, and find strength through soul searching.
Love for the First Trimester?
Yes everyone can love their first trimester of pregnancy! In all different ways. I am not saying my way works for everyone! I am simply sharing what worked for me and hopefully can help others! I grew to LOVE my first 14 weeks of pregnancy because I prayed and looked to God but also used my heaven sent oils! My first pregnancy I was graced with no idea what morning sickness was! I felt great and just over the moon about being pregnant. This second pregnancy even with my excitement I came down with the so-called ‘dreaded’ morning sickness.
Baby # 2 here we go!
Finding out we were pregnant again came as a HUGE shock! Okay well we know how babies happen but I didn’t even miss my period when I took my pregnancy test. I initially only took the test to humor my husband because he couldn’t wait for me to get pregnant again. I am always the hesitant, over-thinker. Anyone else like that?
My Little Family
Welcome to That Mama Love!
Here in my first post I am super excited to introduce myself as Jenna Ostrowski, wife to Nick Ostrowski and mama to Harlo and a little one on the way! We can’t wait to find out what we are having! I am truly blessed to have this little family! I have always wanted a blog but didn’t quite know how others would look at it. Truth? I am NOT the greatest writer but I have A LOT of thoughts and LOTS to share about my life as a mommy! I decided to forget any naysayers and any doubts and begin my blogging journey. So if you don’t like how I write I will be okay 😉