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February 8, 2019
If you’re reading this you probably know that we struggled a bit to get pregnant the first time. While it was 100% worth it and I would do all of that and more again in a heartbeat, of course I hoped we wouldn’t have to go through that again. When expressing my worries about this to friends I would usually get the same response about a story of a friend-of-a-friend who had to do IVF and then BAM! got pregnant...
March 8, 2018
This post is going to start with another little story from the aisles of Publix. I’m not sure what it is about the employees at my Publix, but they’re definitely not afraid to speak their minds. (Refer to my previous interaction.) There I am, with Kennedy enjoying my daily grocery shopping. Of course, while out and about, babies get a lot of attention and the question always gets asked “How old?” This day, I was going through the checkout and the...
January 8, 2018
As I sit down to write these words, my precious girl is home, sleeping on my chest, and healthy. I know for many a “NICU mom” they don’t get this chance for a very long time, and some maybe never… So I’ll preface this by saying I know how truly blessed we are that our stay was short and Kennedy has made a full recovery. At the same time, that doesn’t make the experience we went through any easier. It’s...
December 4, 2017
Here it is! Our girl’s nursery reveal! Over the last couple of months I was sure I’d never get this room finished, but finally I’m feeling pretty good about it. As you can imagine, I’ve looked at thousands of nursery photos, scoured Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration. But I wanted it to still be “ours”. I’ve loved the floral trend that’s been going on for girl’s nurseries these days, but I knew I wanted to do it a little bit...
November 10, 2017
Let me start by saying I am very much of the belief that yes, stretch marks are hereditary and there’s not necessarily one magic cream that will prevent stretch marks for everyone. (Gasp!) Buuut that being said, do you really think that’s going to stop me from trying all the fun products? Nope! Plus no matter what, your belly is probably going to get itchy at some point in or all of the pregnancy and a good cream or oil will...
October 24, 2017
There have been many things that have surprised me about pregnancy. But one of the most eye opening things has been the openness of strangers with their “advice”, comments about my body, and a multitude of other things. Should I be surprised about this? Probably not. A lot of people have mentioned it, but holy cow, I did NOT realize the extent that people would go to talk to me about my body, my pregnancy, their own bodies, their own...
October 3, 2017
We’ve been blessed to have made two trips to Seattle during the month of September. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with Seattle in September, but the weather was absolutely perfect. We tried to soak up as much of it as we possibly could. We also had the opportunity to get together with Taylor Smith to do some maternity photos. It was so nice to capture so much of what we love about Seattle, the lush green trees as well...
September 27, 2017
Looking at the photo above, it might not seem like anything too special. It’s not the most beautiful picture ever; those nightstands don’t belong in our room, the duvet is wrinkled, the sheets are mismatched and I’m still hunting down our pillow cases. But that’s not what matters at all. What matters is it’s home. This is our bed, the bed I haven’t slept in in over four months. Last night we slept here, and it was amazing. The...