This is sure to be the sweetest Valentine’s Day yet as we have a little valentine this year. We have the blue ribbon to celebrate his birth on our door for just a little while longer, along with the Valentine’s boxwood wreath that was a gift a few years ago and has held up beautifully…
A Winter of Recovery: Surgery + Ice Storm
I am eight weeks postpartum and one week past surgery. Life these days is all about our baby, motherhood, and recovery… so my posts right now are mostly just catch-ups on what these days look like currently. The past few weeks have been a challenge. In the early hours of Sunday, January 25, a massive…
Six Weeks Postpartum Update
Today, I am six weeks postpartum. We have gotten into a groove at home. Of course, with a newborn, things can be unpredictable, but we have a good schedule and system in place (this book has been a helpful guide). Over the past six weeks, we have been sharing baby duties and becoming more comfortable…
One Month of Motherhood: What Has Helped Me
I have now been a mother for a little over a month. It’s been tiring and wonderful and challenging and magical all at once. The beginning of motherhood can be a time of high emotions and lots of different feelings. If you are currently a new mom as well, know that however you are feeling…
Happy New Year: Winter Decorations and My Word for 2026
Happy New Year! 2025 was the year that I became pregnant, grew a tiny human, and gave birth in December – the sweetest and most transformative year for me yet. But I have a feeling 2026 might be even sweeter, as we watch our little one grow in his first year of life. On the…
2025 Reflections
This has been the sweetest year of life yet. We started 2025 thinking we would like to have a baby, and soon after, we found out I was pregnant just two days before my birthday. I remember running into the kitchen to tell H I had a positive test like it was yesterday, and being…
