finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
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 […]
I wiggle alot for pictures but can you resist me? I mean … just look at my cheeks and impish grin! P.S. My ma and I are twinsies again. Check out her similiar hoodie from my in-utero days!
via Spring is peaking out of somewhere here in the Northwest. It’s got me thinking about starting a little herb garden. But, I need some help! We don’t have a backyard so I need something portable. Advice? I really want basil to make my own pesto. What would your other herb faves be? Is there anything tricky […]
It feels crazy to say it, but I have a 6 month old. Seriously.It feels like I gave birth yesterday. 6 months means alot of things in my mind. I really REALLY wanted to exclusively breastfeed for Jem’s first 6 months and we made it! Girlfriend hasn’t had anything but mama’s milk and since my […]
My little one has turned 6 months old. And, you guessed it, I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT! I have so many pictures to post of her 6 month adventures, but for now you can relish in our monthly photo shoot compliments of Sticky Bellies! … JEMMA LOVES … Feeling the wind in her face, playing with her […]
This was our fabulous Thursday outfit this week. Not really fabulous, but at least we got dressed. I wore blue stripes and when Jemma appeared at work with her nanny to nurse she was dressed as my little twinsie. Too sweet. Like mother, like daughter :) … Mama Style … Cardigan – JJ Basics via […]
In honor of Jemma’s very first 1/2 birthday we has partnered with Stell & Livi, a fabulous Etsy shop that creates adorable birthday hats, crowns and other felt creations! I’m telling you, when I see these sweet hats … I swoon! If you’re swooning too … you are in luck! YOU COULD WIN ONE! Three […]
Saturday is the big day! Jemma turns 6 months old and we’re celebrating with her first taste of food … a little bit of avocado. Jemma is still primarily nursing, but each week I plan to introduce a new food. We’re also going to start learning a new sign each week. I haven’t decided on […]
Jem is on the brink of turning 6 months old. I can’t believe it. She has also hit a new mental leap according to The Wonder Weeks! Week 26 of a baby’s life brings about a new concept – distance relationships. Jemma can now perceive how far away I am from her, when a toy […]
Just south of us, down in Cali, there is a pretty awesome family who is preparing to welcome a new little person into their life. Here is their story. Carters’ Story from Nick Benoit on Vimeo. Doesn’t this make you smile? There is a little boy in Ghana just waiting to soak up all that […]
I know it, Daddy knows it, even Jemma’s nanny knows it. No outfit is complete without a hair accessory! Thanks to My 2 Lil Pixies Boutique Jemma has added purple into her headband collection. For the time being we have deemed purple her favorite color. We’ll see if it sticks! I adore the sparkly center […]