finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Stay at home moms are a unique lot. We no longer lust for fabulous heels to wow the workplace, but rather, find ourselves longing for that new-fangled vacuum cleaner that promises to make our days easier and our homes cleaner. After all, we stay at home and when the home is a happy place, we’re happy […]
At 38 weeks pregnant, we can all agree that I’m in the comfort phase of life. Style is still important to me, but less so when compared to comfort. Can I get a resounding AMEN from all the expecting mamas?!? I desperately need to feel comfortable while I waddle around these days and loves, I have […]
I’ll be completely honest, when the trend of babymoons first took hold in the parenting realm, I laughed. Really? a pre-baby getaway? Isn’t there enough hurrah and excitement in the months before baby without trying to squeeze in a mini vacation? And then I went on one. And my tune changed. Babymoons, a honeymoon type […]
Ready to guess baby’s birthday and stats? —> ENTER HERE <— How far along: 38 weeks, 0 days Gender: A little man. Who is oh so loved. Weight gain: Who cares anymore, it’s eggnog season! Sleep: Restless, but manageable. Jemma and Max are both sensing things changing big time so I’ve had a snuggle buddy most nights too. Best […]
one — two — three — four — five — six — seven — eight Is it too late to share my mama wish list this holiday season? That’s totally a rhetorical question. I know it’s not. Because Dominic and I run a cash system for Christmas, to help stay on budget, and “my” $50 […]
This summer our pastor spoke quite a bit about building community and being proactive in our lives beyond church. I’ll admit, I often find myself overwhelmed with my day to day duties as a mom and the idea of “building” and being “proactive” sounds like too big of a commitment for my schedule. Just the same, […]
When I was pregnant with Jemma I made one big mistake. Well, probably more than one, but there is definitely a more prominent one when I look back at my earliest parenting experience. I thought that if I prepared enough for pregnancy and labor that everything else would be a piece of cake. Wrong. Pregnancy […]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareTheJoyOfPie #CollectiveBias Today is a day for a very fine dessert recipe … pie parfaits! Pause for a moment and think about all the holiday meals and gatherings you encounter throughout the year. After a big meal, everyone wants to […]
This weekend the kids and I rolled into Tacoma Mall bright and early for a very special event — BREAKFAST WITH SANTA! I didn’t tell them until the night before when we were settling into bed and you would have thought I told Max we were going to the moon! He was so excited to “weally […]
With Jemma, I was due October 9th. With Max, August 10th. In those pregnancies I pretty much knew that I’d have an October baby and an August baby. But this little guy, well, I’m due December 28th. To me, a believer in guess dates (versus due dates), I could definitely have a December baby. But, […]
How far along: 36 weeks, 2 days Gender: A little man. Who is oh so loved. Weight gain: I’ve tipped into the 170s, so, plus 25-ish pounds. And with the holidays it is only going to skyrocket from here. I blame eggnog lattes. Ok, fine, and this dip. Sleep: I have sequestered myself to the guest room and it’s […]