New moms are getting crushed—don't let it happen to you. Mastering the transition to motherhood in a culture vastly different from generations past requires fierce honesty and encouragement that doesn’t quit. Heads up Mom delivers both. Whether you’re a first-time mom navigating sleepless nights, or a toddler mom searching for balance, this book will help you trade overwhelm for peace, exhaustion for encouragement, and uncertainty for confidence. You’ve heard the clichés: “Sleep while the baby sleeps.” - “The dishes can wait.” - “This too shall pass.” But you don’t need another platitude—you need a real guide for moms that speaks to the raw, beautiful, and challenging reality of life with baby and toddler. With unparalleled candor and Bible-based encouragement, author Lori Arnold beautifully weaves front-line stories with expert advice. The result is a guide that illuminates the emotional, practical, relational, and spiritual shifts of early motherhood—and provides the tools to handle them on your terms. Through lived experience + insight from the experts, Lori shows you how to: Cope with the emotional roller-coaster of postpartum and early motherhood - Manage the transition from “Mr. & Mrs.” to “Mommy and Daddy” - Make informed decisions about career and family life - Handle toddler meltdowns and daily chaos with grace - Embrace your identity as “Mom” without losing yourself - Plus, two chapters full of hands-on tips AND a bonus, customizable division-of-labor checklist to bring order to the overwhelm This is not just another parenting manual—it’s a motherhood survival guide, a faith-filled companion, and a reassuring voice reminding you that you’re not alone. Motherhood is messy, beautiful, exhausting, and holy—and Heads Up Mom will prepare your heart and mind to embrace it all . You’ll gain the clarity and confidence you need to own the early years with baby and toddler—and never forget, Jesus is walking with you through it all. If you want to ditch survival mode and look back on these irreplaceable years with no regrets, Heads up Mom is for you. Don’t wait until burnout steals your joy. Click BUY NOW and learn what so many moms wish they’d known from the start! Praise for "Heads up Mom:" "Best new mom book ever! This is the real deal." - Woman of a Thousand Laughs "Heads Up Mom is a thoughtful, helpful, and encouraging work that serves as a guidebook and a more honest, realistic look at motherhood. [The author] shares day-to-day realities, personal stories, advice, tips, tricks, and strategies to make the daily task of mothering easier." - Reader's Choice “Yes yes YES! I've bumbled through the early years wondering WHY didn't anyone warn me about x,y,z?! This chapter is a gift to future readers. The tangible, real life examples. I could relate to nearly everything. [On ‘Moms Can Do Hard Things’].” – Stephanie "A superb guide to surviving and thriving in motherhood. This book resonates deeper with what motherhood actually looks and feels like than any other parenting book I have read (and when I was pregnant I read a lot!). I was moved to tears at several points as the book deeply resonated with my own experience in a way I hadn’t heard motherhood described." -Anne “As women, we don’t hear enough about the challenges motherhood brings. Nobody really shares about their motherhood journey so candidly and honestly. I especially liked how the ups and downs were addressed in such a positive, solution-driven mentality." – Eva “This was sooo well articulated and sooo useful.” [On the transition from Mr. and Mrs. to Mommy and Daddy]. – Monica “This will be a really helpful—invaluable even—guide for any new mother that makes the good decision to read it.” – Melanie "Yes yes YES! I've bumbled through the early years wondering WHY didn't anyone warn me about x, y, z?! This chapter is a gift to future readers. The tangible, real life examples. I could relate to nearly everything. [On 'Moms Can Do Hard Things']. ❤️" - Stephanie "We had our sweet girl last month! It has been a whirlwind for sure and I'm so glad I was more prepared from this book!!" - Mandy "I found myself nodding time and time again at how similar and difficult it was to learn many of the lessons in the book as a new mom, and time and time again as kids grow and change. It helps the reader take heart, knowing they are not alone in the journey." - Kelli "As women, we don't hear enough about the challenges motherhood brings. Nobody really shares about their motherhood journey so candidly and honestly. As a result, when first-timers go through any of these challenges, they end up feeling isolated, guilty, and feel as if they're doing something wrong because motherhood isn't this perfect experience they've been told about. I especially liked how the ups and downs where addressed in such a positive, solution-driven mentality. It made the whole motherhood topic a lot more approachable and less intimidating. One thing that s