Fall is officially here - marking the end of my "hot postpartum mom summer". Most of my maternity leave from May through mid-July was spent at home... Adjusting to the realities of caring for a newborn and toddler while trying to wrap the bare edges of my fingers around something loosely defined ...
39 Weeks To Drew
I did it. I made it to full term. A whole whopping 39 weeks and 3 days of pregnancy before our second son, Drew, made his debut on May 10, 2023. ^^ Our last photos as a family of three - taken by my brother a couple days before Drew arrived. Considering my first labor experience with ...
Little Happenings 2022 :: Q4
I've decided I will no longer share blog goals on the blog because when I do, I never meet them. HA. And now here we are, my January goal of finishing Q4 2022 is finally getting checked off mid-April. I technically had all the photos uploaded in my draft... It's just the words that always take a ...
Little Happenings 2022 :: Q3
Happy New Year! Leaning into a slow start this year with a simple January blog goal to finish rounding up Q3 & Q4 of 2022 and share my word/vision board for 2023. So let's get to it. July '22 July allowed time and space for me and Charles to focus on ourselves for *two* whole days ...
Little Happenings 2022 : Q1 Recap
The first of many posts in my "Let's Catch Up On The Blog" campaign, here's a little (big) photo memory dump from the first three months of this year. I initially tried to do a full recap from January to September but it was way too much for one post so we're gonna keep it bite sized with a ...
First Family Stroll of Fall
We did it. We finally made it *outside* for our first family stroll of Fall... And when I say stroll, I mean literally via stroller. It's been four weeks since we brought Beau home from the NICU and, during that time, we've *only* left the confines of our condo for groceries or ...
We We… Family of Three
After four weeks of steady growth and progress, Beau was finally ready to graduate from the NICU on September 22. But before that could happen, a final round tests/ultrasounds, CPR training and bunch of paperwork needed to completed and processed... It was a long, emotional day. In the midst of ...
Hello Baby Beau: Our Birth Story
Despite the surrounding circumstances leading up to my water breaking early at 32 weeks, being put on hospital bedrest for 2 weeks and then being induced at 34 weeks, I want to preface *our* birth story (me, Charles and BB) by saying it was indeed a positive one. Reflecting back on this day, I ...
An Unexpected Fast Forward
Blogging live from the hospital.... I've set the timer to 15 minutes to quickly dump my mind on recent events because these past couple of weeks have been a blur and I don't want to forget one detail. It's a plot twist that began with my water breaking on a Wednesday morning at 32 weeks around ...
Self Portrait Sunday :: Sunset Silhouette in Maine
An update that's been 6 months in the making with another 3 months counting down towards fruition... Yes, you read right. Charles and I are expecting a little baby bun (BB) sometime in October. Gender to be revealed at the time of birth. :) I've gone back and forth, overthinking when the right ...