finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
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 […]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TraditionsToGo #CollectiveBias In so many ways, this year is the beginning of new traditions for our family. The biggest and most exciting being baby’s birth day! It’s still a toss up as to if baby will arrive before, during, […]