~Lactation Cookie Recipe!
First & foremost, shoutout to my friend Katrina for bringing this recipe into my life!! It was too good not to share with you all & I wanted to make sure I remembered it too! A couple of weeks after Elyse was born she showed up with a big batch of these delicious & productive…
{Summer} Baby Gear (3-6 months)
Summer 2023! the summer of- late nights & early mornings, lots of spit up, teething/drooling, packing/unloading, road trips, and family time! I wouldn’t have it any other way! We were happy to enjoy many of our favorite spots, just for the first time with a baby in tow this year and wow! does it require…
4th Trimester Update!
Yes, the 4th trimester is a real thing!! Our first 12 weeks as a baby & Mama! WOW! What an insane time full of so much transformation?!! Baby girl has figured out life outside the womb and I have been steady recovering & getting back to “normal” I am so happy to have our baby…
Mommy Registry: 4th Trimester
The 4th trimester is a complete blur, it is such an exciting, whirlwind experience… a new life is in your home! your very own child!! You have lots of excited visitors, you are learning all about your new role as a parent, learning your child’s needs, making sure you have everything you need to take…
Elyse’s Birth Story!
Elyse’s BIRTHDAY was my first experience ever delivering a baby?! I had thought of a million different scenarios for how this would go & strangely enough a positive labor experience was totally unexpected?! Every birth is special, unique and wonderful no matter what, but I have heard of so many complications over the years &…
Hello World! Our Baby Girl ECR is HERE!
These photos were taken the day we left the hospital (March 18, 2023) it was such a surreal day?! Our little baby was going to come home with us!! We had gotten used to our one room hospital life & now we were about to take this show on the road!! Wow! I watched her…
Third Trimester Bumpdate!
HOW BABY IS DOING Baby Girl is doing awesome!! She is head down, HR is strong 140-160s. She kicks all of the time & positioned herself perfectly on her my sciatic nerve -phew! My stomach looks wonky sometimes, the baby sticks her butt out super high so my left side is constantly a bulging bump…
Mommy to-be Registry: 3rd Trimester
Third trimester spanned from December to March. For me personally, after I hit 32 weeks I was OVER IT!! The pain & discomfort of carrying around an extra 30+ lbs with your hormones raging on is the wildest experience- so UNCOMFORTABLE no matter what you do & everything was so IRRITATING. I was fortunate to…
The Ultimate Tea Party Baby Shower for BABY GIRL!
Introducing the most over the top baby shower for our sweet baby girl! Before we get into all of the details, please note this celebration was a long time coming! My very first ever “normal” shower of my entire life!! Thanks to the timing of COVID I missed out on many of the typical plans…
My Monthly Recap- December 2022
LIFE December is such a busy & wild month with so many holiday festivities! December 5th was our official LAST DAY at our apartment and moving during the holiday season is no joke! Christmas shopping, mailing out cards, holiday parties, traveling, visiting with family, wrapping presents, fancy dinners, baking, watching movies, decorating… that’s the good…