Daily Essentials in My Home
After having a baby some things in your home obviously get pushed aside simply because there’s less time to get them done. BUT there’s a few things that I’ve been…
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The Week I Googled “Low Carb Cocktails”
This baby-rearing stuff is no joke. No joke whatsoever. Not only are you sleep deprived and can only wear pants with elastic waistbands, but life still must go on as…
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Friday Favorites: Our First Week of Summer
Its Friday, so yay! I’m not all that sad to see this week go bye-bye. These days of baby-dom are not easy. I’ve forgotten so much, like the fact that…
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Summer Reads
I got a package from Amazon this week, which is always happy. It included some of my summer reads. I have picked way too many. I’ll share my summer reading…
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Don’t Hate Me Because I Don’t Breastfeed
This is one of those that I’ve debated writing and wondered how to approach this subject, but after much thought I feel like it’s a valid and “postable” subject that…
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Getting to Know Ms. Vera Mae
Even though she never asked if it was ok (which it wasn’t), Ms. Vera Mae turned ONE MONTH old last week. Not cool. That went way too fast. But either…
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Vera Mae’s People
Our long weekend felt shorter than it should have, but every second was packed with goodness. Adjusting to life without family close by has been hard, but God knew just…
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Huckleberry Finn and Friends
I took these photos when my sister was here last week. We just let the kids play in the water while we snapped away. Not a lot of staging or…
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What a Difference a Day Makes
We have a parade of visitors coming through these next weeks. My mom was here and gone and my sister and nephew were here for a week and left Monday….
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These Last Months
Sometimes if I pause long enough to think about everything that’s happened these last 9 months I want to tear my hair out at all the frustrations and difficulties we’ve…
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Anti-Busy
Every May it happens.The fliers for camps and summer leagues start coming. You’re trying to focus on the end of this school year, but all the sudden you have to…
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A Little Gifty Business for Mama
With Mother’s Day almost here (how the heck did that happen???), and with re-entering myself into motherhood, I find it perfectly necessary to compose a list of Mother’s Day gifts…for…
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Welcome, Vera Mae
I’ve never written a birth story before. Some things seem almost too precious to write down, like they’re only dear enough to savor in your heart. Too dear to share….
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Six Days Ago
…I met the missing chunk of my heart. This is Ms. Vera Mae. Last Sunday I blogged about what we were doing in our waiting…ice cream and farmer’s markets. This…
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Just in case you were wondering…
…yes, I’m still pregnant. Five days overdue at this point. I’m beginning to think I’m going to be the “Perpetual Pregnant Lady” at the circus. “Woman Pregnant with 13 Year…
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Dear Baby,
Today is the day. Well, in my mind it is. The day we’ve been counting down to for months. The day that’s lead to over 9 months of waiting, but…
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She’s Got This
If there was one of my children I was apprehensive about accepting a new brother or sister, it was Sophia…in the beginning. But now? Ya, now I’m pretty much comfortable with the…
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A Boys’ View on Babies
There’s no hidden secret that this baby coming in a few shorts days was somewhat of a surprise to us. We had been so on the fence…should we have another…
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