I didn’t grow up spending a whole lot of time around babies. I had a steady babysitting job for a fairly long stint but it wasn’t something that I sought out heavily. It wasn’t until I had my own children that I really truly actively...
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When we found out we were pregnant with Jack, my husband didn't want to find out what his gender was. He wanted that surprise in the delivery room where the doctor announces and we all rejoice in happiness and tears. That wasn't something I was...
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I call it the Newborn Fade, this phase; Staying indoors, and sometimes just my bedroom for days on end, taking showers when it's only desperately necessary (because the baby cries and I can't even), literally staring and studying this sweet, brand new face for so...
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About a month ago, I was closing in on my ninth month of pregnancy and going through a range of emotions because of it. I was physically and emotionally maxed out in just about every way; My back hurt, my legs cramped, I was generally...
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So shopping is a thing for me. It's probably pretty evident that I enjoy looking around for different, wonderful things for my kids and my home. It's a bit of a creative outlet for me-not the spending part, but the actual searching and finding beautiful...
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For thirty-six weeks, this baby has been growing within me. I find pregnancy to be the wildest journey, albeit paling in comparison to its next stage of full-blown parenting. The midwife I saw recently seemed slightly concerned that I might go into labor early given...
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Being in a completely different country without my children made for a much larger learning experience than I had anticipated. I was completely removed from everything that I associate myself with on a daily basis in terms of routine. My responsibilities as well as most...
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My husband and I are currently in Turks & Caicos celebrating our babymoon, which is actually our very first vacation as a married couple, just the two of us. For various reasons involving circumstance and finances, we just haven't been able to get away. I...
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The following post was sponsored by Belabumbum. I admit that generally speaking, I don't make time for myself. I'm lucky to find a moment alone to use the restroom, or take a shower, or make it to the grocery store-a near luxury for this mother...
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This summer has been everything a summer should be. The kids have spent so much time playing with friends old and new in our neighborhood, VBS, baseball, soccer and ballet camps and we just took the best vacation ever over the Fourth of July weekend...
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My figure lately defines me in more ways than one. I'm watching where I walk and what I eat, things I read and which social situations I choose to show up to or not. Strangers have so much to say-pregnancy is such a magnified state...
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This post was sponsored by The Honest Company. To learn more about their products, click here. I got into the car yesterday after swim lessons, knowing we had a 45-minute drive ahead of us and I somehow misplaced the diapers. Beau is slowly learning to...
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