finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Yesterday was the big day! My sweet baby sister married her dashing boyfriend of four years and she’s off to begin her new life as an officer’s wife. I’m so proud, pushing back tears and truly honored to have been a part of their beautiful wedding. Hannah Pinterested and planned ever since their engagement […]
In the last few months I’ve been reevaluating my commitments and allowing many things to take a backseat or go on to my “someday, but not today” list. My La Leche League leadership training was one of the things I chose to let go. Sadly, it just wasn’t fitting into our family right now. […]
Max has checked off three more doctor’s appointments, all of which resulted in good news! Yippee! First up was his final appointment at Mary Bridge. We met with his surgeon who checked out his incision. She gave him a thumbs up on its’ healing and unless we have any further concerns we don’t have […]
A new tradition. Starting at age three. A little interview.In her words. What is your favorite color? purple What is your favorite toy? Dora What is your favorite fruit? apples What is your favorite tv show? Dora the Explorer What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? dinosaur sticks (fish […]
Late this summer I participated in a Beauty Revealed Project photo shoot thanks to the lovely LCS Photography. The BRP focuses on capturing postpartum bodies – the remnants of pregnancy and the reality of motherhood. At first I shied away from the idea … me? Bare? I mean, I did it once … kind […]
Instagram inspired me to dig deep and round up twenty random things I’m sure you were just dying to know about me :) 1) In college I was first runner up for Miss Portland. 2) I’ve never broken a bone. 3) I wish I would have gone to design school – specifically graphic or textile, […]
Here’s Part One and Part Two. A week ago Max became cast free – yippee! Truly, we were in a good groove with cast life. Max adjusted quickly and figured out crawling and walking just fine with his new accessory. He didn’t seem to itch or get too hot and since it was […]
Ok, ok – my kiddos aren’t real koalas, but I can’t help but feel like I’m their mama koala and they are my sweet baby koalas when wearing them close in our Onya Baby Carrier. We were given the opportunity to review the Outback in this luscious burnt orange and slate gray and it’s a […]
Even if Max is my last baby, which I doubt/hope/pray he isn’t, I think I’ll always write about pregnancy and birth. Looking back over my accomplishments as a person, nothing stands out more than my experiences carrying and birthing my little ones. I am proud and not ashamed to say it. Not one bit. […]
Here’s Part One of Max’s Polydactyly Reconstruction story Max and I went to bed early Thursday night in preparation for his surgery on Friday. Our nursing cut off was 3:30 am so I set my alarm for 3:15 hoping that he’d get a solid noshing session in before the milk bar closed. True to […]
The other week we had Max’s pre-op appointment for his polydactyly reconstruction. That’s the fancy name for having his extra thumb removed. The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning – the first surgery of the day actually. We have to be at the hospital at 6 am which means we’re leaving home a bit before […]