finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Time is flying by … before I know it, it will be Thanksgiving and I’ll have a little bundle tied to me all the time! Won’t that be something to be thankful for :)On Monday we trekked to Tualatin for our monthly midwife appointment. It takes a good 40 minutes to get there, but we […]
One of the Andaluz Mamas recommended gowns for baby to help with those late night diaper changes. This is one baby item I’m definitely on the hunt for.I’m pretty sure I found this gown on Etsy somewhere … forgot the shop so if it’s yours or you know the creator please comment :)I love the […]
Munching on these awesome steel cut oats for breakfast today. A total treat; definitely on the shopping list for my next run to Trader Joe’s. They make me feel healthy, I think that’s why I’m so into them.
I wonder about alot of things that should never cross a person’s mind.One of these taboo wonderings is … “How much does that person weigh?” It doesn’t matter if it a rail thin person or not … I wonder. I always wish I knew so I could further hone my weight-guessing skills.I would love to […]
The new house has 3 large bedrooms. One will be the master, the other will be Naomi’s (our dear friend/roommate) and the third will be the nursery/office. To create 2 rooms from the 1 I’m thinking about getting a colorful rug for the baby’s side.Enter IKEA’s Hellum rug …Dominic is an IKEA-hater. Yes, I know […]
The big move is in 5 days. We’re getting to be pros at moving seeing that we have conquered 3 moves in our short 2 1/2 years of marriage … Move #1 (August 2007) – into our first apartment (AKA Little Mexico) the week before our wedding. Move #2 (August 2008) – into the upgrade, […]
Leah and I ran across this pattern on Sunday and just couldn’t say no! I ordered it and Leah has already begun to work her magic … can’t wait to see the final product! I’m sure it’s going to be my little one’s favorite toy :)
This is the fabulous duvet cover I mentioned last week. It screams Anthro, doesn’t it?
Back ’round week 12 of pregnancy (ions ago, I know) I was sure as sureness can get that I was going to have a designer diaper bag. Since, I have come to grips with reality and gave myself a little pep talk. It went like this: “Girlfriend, you like to switch your bags too often […]
We’ve been spending our weekends in Olympia for the last while. My parents recently built a house which consisted of some mega painting projects, the actual move, decorating and this weekend’s project … SOD! And yes, that is me overseeing Dominic’s expert sod-laying skills :) Between sod-laying and rain showers (thank the Lord for helping […]