finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Watch that ticker go! Only 27(ish) days until baby arrives! Here is Day #3 of 30 Days to Baby … All this planning for baby has me reflecting on the previous Big Day in my life. My extraordinary, special, fantabulous wedding. You know, the day where I married my very own Prince Charming. I think […]
Our baby mobile is finally ours!!! After much Craigslist searching on Dominic’s part and anguish on my part (I mean, we are mere days away from having a child and only had a 2-seater car until today) our family has a family-size car. I am brimming with excitment! It’s a 1999 Honda CRV. It is an […]
It was a long Monday and Dominic and I are wishing we were back at Skamania Lodge. SO RELAXING! We had a wonderful anniversary trip hanging out at the hotel, eating great food, dipping into the pool (yes, I squeezed my pregnant self into an unsuspecting swimsuit from the back of my closet) and enjoying […]
That Mama Gretchen and her 33 Week Beach BumpHaystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon
On our actual anniversary (August 24th), Dominic went to work and I went to the beach with my family. Yes, by year 3 you finally start to realize the real day isn’t as much of a big deal. Truly it’s more about the every day. What do we do each day to acknowledge our marriage […]
This was me on Friday, August 24, 2007 The happiest girl in the world About ready to walk down the aisle and into the arms of my amazing husband. He’s still that amazing guy three years later AND I WOULDN’T TRADE HIM FOR ANYTHING!
Sugar and spice or snips and snails Is it a boy or girl? We share no details Baby is coming so while we wait We ask you to join us and come celebrate! The gals at my work planned a super sweet shower at a local park for baby and I last Saturday. It was […]
I just realized I never recapped my last midwife appointment. It was almost two weeks ago and we’re already gearing up for the next one on the 16th. I guess you could say I’m getting a touch busy with all this new mama business. We’ve been quite busy! Take this weekend for example … TWO […]
Leah planned the most fun game for my baby shower last week, Name That Baby. It was based on Scattergories and meant to help us dream up some new baby name ideas. Each guest was given a copy of the above game card. And yes, in true Leah fashion they were homemade and simply adorable. […]
Thank you to everyone who made our baby shower so special! The decorations were amazing, the food delicious (recipe for Vanilla Bean Scones coming soon if baby’s Aunt Hannah will share) and close-ups of Leah’s homemade projects and perfect baby shower game coming later this week!
Just like first day of school pictures I forced Dominic to take a first day at work picture this morning. Yes, that’s right folks … Dominic has a new, wonderful job and I am oh-so proud of him! When we first met Dominic’s closet was full of blue, blue stripes, blue and white stripes and […]