Happy last day of 2019, everyone! It’s been a whirlwind of a year, which was definitely reflected in my Instagram Top 9 (above)—we’ve got a pregnancy announcement, a newborn who arrived a month early, a new car (#minivanlife), a chicken palace that’s finally complete, and lots of ups and downs, though it’s been a very …
With a new baby in the house, I’m so far behind on everything (including all I’d like to be blogging right now) that it’s not even funny, but I did want to squeeze in this end-of-year review while it would still be relevant. 2019 ended up being a better reading year than I thought it …
Here’s what I imagined our family Christmas card would look like this year (and by family Christmas card, I mean my annual “blog card,” since I’ve only ever mailed out one Christmas card in my life): I imagined I’d be ready to go into labor any minute, or *maybe* that I would be in the …
I used to think I had a great memory, and then I became an adult (ha!). The older I get, the more I FORget, and now, when long-forgotten memories pop up from my childhood, it’s a bit of a delightful surprise, since I seem to be getting more and more details mixed up or lost …
Our Christmas elf arrived a little early this year! Hyrum Matthew Born: 12/11/2019 @ 8:09 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs., 12 oz. Height: 18″ Due to being born at 35 weeks, 5 days gestation, he had to spend two days in the NICU, but he’s home with us now and healthy! Birth story and more details …
Even though I’d been having *some* preterm labor at the beginning of November, I didn’t dream that I would be on full-time bed rest by the end, with the hope that the baby could at least stay put until December at the very least. With that change in plans, many of my goals went on …
This post contains affiliate links through Amazon, which means I may get a small commission on any purchases made through the links, at no extra cost to you. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving yesterday! We’ve been down at my mom and stepdad’s for much of the week since Matt got an unexpected extra …
I’ve read nearly 800 different books with Raven over the past couple years as part of the 1,000 book challenge we’re trying to complete before she enters kindergarten, but I’ve hardly talked about kids’ books (or toys or activities or crafts) here on the blog at all. I figured it might be fun to do …
