I can’t believe our sweet Lenora Rose is a month old! Sharing her emotional birth story below. Crazy how different each delivery and recovery has been. This is a long one…
Motherhood
A letter to my baby boy. (and sharing hilarious pics from his party this past weekend!! A traveling petting zoo? Yes please!)
I feel more comfortable packing the hospital bag this time around for baby number three. If everything goes smoothly (but why would it), I somewhat know what to expect and what I’ll need. And I’m trying some new things too (like adult diapers rather than the mesh underwear and pads; TMI, but we are talking …
As of writing this I am 33 weeks pregnant and well into my third trimester. Now, when I post this is another story…I started 2019 with high hopes, a well-thought out content calendar, posts in draft and then life took over and Georgia Grey was put lower and lower on the priority list each day. …
I love my mother. Let’s be honest, we all hope to become the best parts of our Moms. She is beyond thoughtful, kind spirited, has a generous heart and will do anything for loved ones. She always seems to know exactly what to say and when to say it, she is a marriage and family …
Reflecting back on 2018 my heart is full. I think it’s important to look at what I accomplished this past year as well as where I could have improved. While I feel I was WAY less controlling (just ask Jon) and present, laughed a lot, made the kids laugh a lot, the anxious feeling also …
Oh sweet bean, we cannot believe you are four years old today. Our sweet Christmas Eve baby. The old adage certainly rings true about the days being long and the years flying by. Feeling your squishy body for the first time, touching your hands and staring at those baby blues feels like yesterday. Some nights …
Our holiday traditions kick off with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, watched in our matching jammies while we haul out the Christmas decorations and prepare our assigned dish for Thanksgiving Dinner. This time of year is beyond magical, our first born arrived Christmas Eve and I will forever relive the sparkle of the holidays through …
Thanksgiving is tomorrow which means the ultimate shopping day is just TWO days away. We have a tradition that lasts as long as I can remember, wake up at the ass crack of dawn, drive downtown to Marshall Field’s to get a special ornament. Since Marshall Field’s no longer exists and my mom and sis …
Gratitude is an interesting thing; it has a way of making you feel guilty for not giving it/showing it as often as you think you need to. Sounds cynical, probably, however, it’s also something that takes real effort to instill and practice on a daily basis. I have struggled with not what gratitude means to …