Hey there lil mama! In today's episode, Mikaela shares her unmedicated birth story of her 4th, land final baby. She touches on how she dealt with prodromal labor, her water spontaneously breaking at home, and how she was able to make it through 2 minute long, intense contractions, and how her doctor stormed out of the delivery room moments before she gave birth.

This birth story is one for the books, so grab your favorite drink, snack and tissues, because we definitely got emotional.

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Hi lil mama!! In today's episode we have a little twist, with Mikaela on maternity leave, this episode's hosts are Kirsten + Cody Smith. With almost 10 years of marriage under our belt, we talk about how we find time to connect with each other while raising 5 kids, age ranging from 9 months old to 8.5 years old.

We touch on our love story, and how we met, fell in love, and got married! Plot twist for us, we got pregnant pretty quickly after getting married (about 3 months after), so we've spent almost the entirety of our marriage finding ways to stay happy, love each other, and grow together in the mist of having young kids. We talk about things that have worked for us that you could start implementing today, and could help you love on and reconnect with your significant other.

What are ways you and your spouse/partner find ways to connect with each other?

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Oh hey, lil Mama!

We are SO glad you're here. In today's episode we go over the book Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy. We touch on subjects like Dr. Becky's "Two Things Are True", the "Fill Up On Mom/Dad", how the greatest asset you can have as a parent is becoming great at repairing and apologizing instead of trying to be a perfect parent, how Dr. Becky looks at kids who lie, why self-care is important, the secret to overcoming mom rage, why it's important to not end our kids feelings and tantrums, and SO much more! This episode is jam packed with real life, actionable tools to make a differences in your life right here, right now.

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Hi lil Mama!

Today's episode is a little heavier than usual, but in the best ways possible! We talk about why we started therapy, did we like our therapists, our biggest take aways that literally changed our lives, the painful truths we faced and how we overcame them, and tools we have in our tool box that helps us still today! This episode touches on people pleasing, loss of friendships, and other hardships we went through, but were able to process and heal because of therapy. We kinda poured our hearts out on this episode, so we hope you love it and learn something that helps you become one step closer to honoring yourself, and living a life you love, and know that right now is not for forever.

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Hi lil mama! In today’s episode, we chit-chat about potty training, and share our personal experiences. We talk about what method(s) we use, how to know if your kid is ready to be potty trained, why you, as the mom have to mentally be ready, how to handle outings in the beginning, and my favorite…  personal potty training stories + stories shared through social media! 

Just know if you’re feeling intimidated to start potty training, or you’re in the thick of it, or you’ve made it through it… You got this, you're still a great mom and just know that you’re not alone in the struggles and the wins!

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Hi lil mama! Today's episode is a full lil mama *life* update. We talk about what's going on in our lives, some highs and lows, and update y'all on how our New Years goals are going. This episode was recorded this past week, so everything we talk about is current and up-to-date on where we're at right now.

Tell us in the comments if you liked this episode, and if we should do this again in the future!

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In today's episode, we talk all things spring cleaning! As mom's of 3-5 kids, we share how we do spring cleaning, tips, tricks and hacks of how we tackle the forever list of to-do's, and overwhelm and how to stay focused and productive.

If the thought of spring cleaning overwhelms you, or you love cleaning and organizing, you'll get actionable tools we personally use to get it done! We also talk about what Mikaela does for nesting, since she's about to have her 4th baby in the next few weeks.

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Hi friends! In today’s episode we share our thoughts on the #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins. When we read/listened to this book, we knew we HAD to share it with y'all, because it was life changing. This book was a 5 star book, and truly believe EVERYONE should get their hands on a copy of this book. The powerful, yet simple statement of " Let them" and learning how to apply it has been helping people world wide.

We go over different sections of the book that stood out to us the most, like how adults kinda have the emotional maturity of an 8 year old, and WHY. We also touch base on how we can't change ANYONE, but Mel gives real life tools to help approach your a family member or friend to help motivate them to see the disconnect on where they're at, and where they want to be (but letting them realzie what they actually want), why friendships fall apart/grow apart, and how to make friends as an adult, and so much more!!

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Have you ever wonder what the reality is when you're prepping to have a baby, when you already have kids??

In today's episode, we talk about unpopular opinions when it comes to baby prep, what our baby "Ride or Die" items are, If doing a baby shower/sprinkle is appropriate (after having your first baby), how to prep your kids for the new baby, and what we brought in our hospital bags!

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In today's episode we chat with ToddlerDietitianTiff (Tiffany Walla) about how after the death of her dad, she got into nutrition and how to properly fuel your body which lead to her getting a degree to be a dietitian. We touch on dinner pain point, and how to hack dinner time, how to navigate overwhelm with food with your kiddos. Right now, Tiffany's mission is focused on sharing tips, tricks and hacks on how to nourish not only you, but your kiddos too. This is an episode you do NOT want to miss.

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