finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
A photo, just because, from a wonderful gathering I attended last week (inspired by this)! This month at mom.me I was all over the place, from pregnancy talk to Facebook chatter, I covered it all! Well, not “all”, I suppose, I have some fun things coming in September too! For now, here’s a little background and some […]
As promised … road trip tips! Friends, our Yellowstone trip was a mega long trip to embark on with kids. Max was almost 3 when we left and is known well for screaming, “I’s stuck!” whenever in his carseat. Jem turns 5 in the Fall and is much more patient, but still, 12 hours is a […]
How far along: 21 weeks, 4 days Gender: It’s a boy! I have officially guessed wrong with every child! Weight gain: Plus 10 pounds. Works for me. Sleep: I finally got consistent with taking my mag calm and it’s doin’ wonders for me in the sleep department. Best moment this week: A healthy as pie ultrasound! So relieved to hear […]
1994. My first trip to Yellowstone. I had just finished 1st grade and was greatly anticipating our adventure to a new part of the country. My parents, grandma, almost 5 year old sister and newly turned 2 year old sister were all coming along in our ancient Suburban. We dubbed that beast the “Zoo-burban” because […]
There is something about reaching the 20 week mark in pregnancy that feels exhilarating. Tiring too, but mostly I have this overarching joy surrounding the sweet baby growing inside of me. With 20 weeks brings a noticeable bump and therefore, more “Congratulations!” and less “Are you pregnant?” comments. Even better, I feel daily kicks from this sweet […]
One thing that has consistently sounded delicious throughout this pregnancy is chicken tikka masala, Indian rice, naan and Indian rice pudding from our favorite Indian restaurant. Honestly, it’s a little odd because I usually gravitate towards beef during pregnancy and turn my nose up at chicken, but I suppose nothing beats the aromatic spices of […]
My first son and darling mama’s boy turned three yesterday. THREE! He woke up with a beaming smile and requests for snuggles as he always does, but still, he looked bigger, more mature and somehow it seemed his vocabulary had grown. For him, three must mean an increase in words, emotions and, of course, love. Multiple […]
We didn’t find out what we were having when I was pregnant with Jemma. I honestly don’t know how I kept myself from finding out! With Max, we were in the middle of moving so we found out he was a boy so I would know if I needed to take Jemma’s baby clothes to […]
How far along: Almost 19 weeks Gender guess: I just finished up a post all about gender predictions and based on those things are bending towards girl. Weight gain: 148 pounds at my last appointment. I think I started in the 140-145 range. Sleep: If I sleep alone I definitely sleep better than if Dom or Max are with […]
On Monday we left home for a two day drive to Yellowstone. We crossed all of Washington, the Idaho panhandle, lots of Montana and then dipped into Idaho and Wyoming before arriving at our little cabin in the woods. It’s perfect! We opted to stay outside of the actual park and make the drive in […]
