Before we left on our road trip to Kansas City a couple weeks ago, we basically only heard two comments when we told people we were about to make a 16-hour drive with a two-and-a-half-month-old child: 1) You guys are crazy, and 2) The time to take a road trip with a baby is now–she’ll …
In talking to Matt the other day, I made the comment that I feel like we’re in the “golden hour” of parenthood–we’re not stressed out from tantrums or teething or potty training, we only have one (blessedly easy!) baby to love on, and we’re regularly getting plenty of sleep at night. Before having kids, I …
When we first started telling people we were going to have a little girl, almost every woman I talked to (okay, at least 50% of them) said something to the effect of: “Oh, you’re going to love dressing her! Little girls are just so much fun to accessorize.” I thought the whole thing a little …
Hard to believe that we’ve all survived one month already, but here we are, and I’ve got to say– This baby gets cuter every day. (But I’m a little biased.) Quick Stats: Height: about 22″ Weight: 10 lbs. Eye Color: blue (and we think they just might stay that way) Clothes Size: She’s starting to …
We’ve officially survived our first week with a newborn baby, and I’ve got to admit, it makes me feel both like a rock-star champion and a totally worn-down rag doll. But I have a feeling that overall, those kinds of contradictions might be pretty prevalent in this thing called new parenthood. Here are a few …
I deliberated for awhile about posting a birth story–it’s such an intimate thing, yet at the same time, it’s an experience that leaves you so filled up with so many feelings that you just want to tell the world. In the end, I figured that those who would want to know can read on, and …
Our daughter, Raven Jade, joined us at sunrise on Sunday April 12th weighing 7 lbs., 6 ounces, and being 19 inches long. She came after 12 hours of labor, and I finally understand why people say they are “so in love” after being blessed with a newborn. (I mean, you know it’s true love when …
Although it’s been awhile since I blogged about my minimalism/simplicity journey, don’t let that fool you– It’s still as much on my mind as it ever was. Here’s the problem with where I’m currently at though—I’ve realized that when you’re about to have a baby, you suddenly acquire a LOT more stuff. Like, a …
