finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
We met our secondary midwife, Adele, at our appointment this week. She is a real sweetheart and totally has the “mom” vibe. I am absolutely thrilled with our birth team … they are so experienced and make me feel very relaxed with all the unknowns of birth. Adele Rose has been attending births since 1977. […]
I’m enamored with my diaper selection and can’t wait to stock the nursery with an abundance of them. When I close my eyes I see an adorable changing table with baskets of diapers underneath in bright, bold colors and for a brief moment I wish I had a very stinky baby who needed changing :) […]
They are becoming fewer and far between, but those certain days at work that fluster your feathers accompanied by life’s drama tend to tip me off the edge … towards a meltdown. Then I get an awesome reminder of why I need to stop, breathe, and be still in His presence (sent directly to my […]
Today at work I got this photo text and caption from Dominic … I’m the best dish-doing, kitchen-cleaning, box-building house husband in all the land. And let me tell you … IT IS TRUE! He has been doing laundry, cleaning, cooking, looking for a job and new house, completing the “Honey-Do List”, and assembling 21,000 […]
With a due date of October 9th I am pretty sure our beluga will arrive before Halloween. I’m already planning for the big holiday with this leopard print diaper cover … can you guess what we are going to be?If I had a bone of secrecy in my being I wouldn’t tell, but since I […]
I have never been so excited for a Monday! All weekend I’ve been trying my hardest to enjoy my days off, but the anticipation of hearing the heartbeat again kept me wishing for my Monday alarm.Sometimes I still question if there is a baby in there. It’s hard to connect when I haven’t been very […]
Reading material takes a drastic shift from Marie Claire and Glamour to Mothering and Better Homes & Garden.
It’s a wonder what a 1/2 hour and Etsy can do to a soon-to-be mama … Clementine Kiss Baby Blanket Cuckoo Clock Onesie Little T-Rex Teething Toy Chunky Oatmeal Beanie Socks by Zarina Sweet Owl Plush Earthy – 7 Piece Party Set Lemonade Bib Moda Frolic Baby Quilt
In the last month or so I’ve been downing applesauce like there is no tomorrow. I can eat it warm, hot, cold, with cinnamon, chunky, in cottage cheese … you name it, I love it. In an effort to balance things out I was thrilled to run across this recipe for Roasted Pear Sauce in […]
Mom (via text): What about Finn Anthony? Gretchen: Dominic, what do you think about Finn Anthony? Dominic: What? Why not name him Bumper or Hubcap? No. No, no, no. Gretchen: Well, I like it. Why can’t you contribute anything new? The conversation went downhill from there. End of the story – we’re not any closer […]
