Today I am hosting our family Thanksgiving. This means that I could not get up at 4am to hit my favorite Black Friday sales on account of how a bunch of people are going to be at my house in just a few hours. Don't get me wrong, I was awake at 4am because my baby likes party all night long, but I … [Read more...] about Best Black Friday Finds & Discount Codes ???? ????
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The Christmas Star from Afar – Our Family’s Alternative to Elf on the Shelf
I know! Today is Thanksgiving and here I am breaking out all the Christmas talk. I realize that is disrespecting the bird but I am going to eat that bird later and so, as my good friend Joey says, the bird's feelings are a moo point. It's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It's moo. But … [Read more...] about The Christmas Star from Afar – Our Family’s Alternative to Elf on the Shelf
Thanks & Giving
My baby started doing this new thing where he nods at me. If I do something that he likes, he will give me a small sliver of a smile, raise his eyebrows, and nod his head decidedly up and down. It is the cutest thing that I have ever seen and I am obsessed with it. So obviously I just keep doing … [Read more...] about Thanks & Giving
Lessons & Life After NICU
Six years ago this month I was blissfully pregnant with our first child when I spontaneously went into labor just 24 weeks into my pregnancy. I gritted my teeth and gripped bedrails and flat-out begged my body not to betray me but it birthed her anyhow, delivering my baby into the world all one … [Read more...] about Lessons & Life After NICU
Babies & Brunch
This post was written in partnership with Luvs because I've got a baby in diapers, y'all. I was pregnant with Ridley at the same time as four of my good friends. I encourage this because now my baby has built-in friends and I don't have to go to any of those awkward mom meet ups to try and meet … [Read more...] about Babies & Brunch
Six Years Later
Six years ago today my baby girl would have fit neatly into the palms of my hands with room to spare, if only I had been able to touch her. I birthed her into the world drenched in a fear that soaked straight through a heavy cotton hospital gown. She entered this life through the good work … [Read more...] about Six Years Later
