finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
On Saturday we got all gussied up and went to Saturday night service. Good thing too, because the weather was A-MAZING on Saturday (which allowed for outdoor pictures and Jemma’s first experience with touching grass). She did a great job sitting during service and we’ve been teaching her to raise her arms and say, “Hallelujah” […]
Yes. We are still alive. But, life came after us this week. Hard. Jemma’s first cold arrived. Sad face :( Then she shared it with her mama. Repeat sad face :( Our week went like this: Monday … This little hat makes me heart happy. I don’t even think she could see here. But she […]
Poor Jemma is having a very awkward stage with her hair right now. You see, she still has her baby wisps, but some are falling out. It is also changing color, from her newborn dark hair to what looks to be a sweet strawberry blonde. On top of that, poor thing has a bit of […]
I’m pre-posting this, because today is Friday and Friday is “Jemma and Mama Day” :) Aren’t these itty bitty summer shoes just sweet? The sad thing is …I unpacked them from “the next size up” box that I keep in the garage and Jem has already grown out of them! Her little toes hang off […]
I’m linking up with the lovely Casey and her “What is on Your Heart” Friday blog theme. My hope is to make this a Friday tradition, but I’m not going to stress over it when it doesn’t happen. I blog for fun, not another item on my to-do list. This is my new little nephew! […]
Ever since we landed on the name Jemma for our darling girl I’ve been storing away sibling names. It adds a whole new dimension to choosing names when it needs to coordinate with a sibling. Wouldn’t you agree? If we have another girl I don’t want her name to end in “a”. This rules out […]
I need to come up with a good post title for these weekly updates on food and signing. Nothing is coming to me.I’m having one of those uber non-creative days.Any ideas? This week is brought to you by the food … SWEET POTATOES and the sign for … DADDY via
I shed a few tears on the way to work this morning. Leaving Jemma 4 mornings each week isn’t really getting easier. In fact, it’s getting harder. I had hoped it would get easier once we established a routine. We have the routine down, but the ease hasn’t arrived. The more Jemma grows, the more […]
Jemma and I (and Daddy) got dolled up for a sweet dinner at McMenamin’s this weekend. I had the Creole Steak Sandwich and cajunized tots. Yum. On Friday I sold some clothes to Plato’s Closet. I love consigning. Like, really love it. I ended up using my earnings for this blouse and a fab belt […]
We’ve made it to 6 months with only a slight whisper of coming teeth. Although I am thankful. I am also bracing myself. Teeth are right around the corner and I shudder at the thought. :::shudder:::: I don’t want to see my girlie in pain and I for sure don’t want her to lose her […]
All my life I have loved learning about different personality types and other things that make people the way they are (birth order, upbringing, etc.). Here you can take a quiz to find out what your mothering personality is! So interesting!!! I found out that I’m an ENTJ or Executive Mother …Competent and confident in […]