My husband and I have never been the type to give gifts at every Hallmark holiday. I love the occasional thoughtful gift or trinket, but I certainly don’t expect anything fancy for every, single holiday that rolls around. But Mother’s Day is definitely an exception to that; there’s something to be said for celebrating the […]

I can’t be the only one who’s mesmerized by those cool food videos on Facebook. You know the ones; they suck you in, and have you wondering how in the world they do that. I recently saw one showing a dessert I’d never seen before: unicorn bark. It’s definitely one of the prettiest things I’ve […]

                                          I’m finding it hard to believe that it is almost APRIL, but with Spring in full bloom, that’s the reality. That means bathing suits & beach time. It also means that Easter is finally here! Whatever side of the Peeps argument you’re on — for or […]

Parenting is hard, there’s no question about it, but to quote A League of Their Own, “it’s the hard that makes it good.” If you read my last post, then you read about some of the challenges I’ve faced as a 2nd time new mom. Aside from the lack of sleep, little to no time […]

  I have been blessed with two beautiful daughters, one of them just a little over a month old. They are the lights of my life and I love them more than anything. They’re the best things I’ve ever done. But it’s currently 2 am and I’ve been up for 2 hours trying to get […]

   Images by Ailee Petrovic Eating with one hand. Not being able to help my toddler. Never getting any work done. This is life with a newborn who loves to be held. I’m officially 4 weeks postpartum, and don’t get me wrong, I LOVE to hold my sweet girl. She’s squishy and warm and at […]

You guys, I am so. tired. Life with my first newborn two years ago is a bit of a blur.  I don’t remember much about that time, except that I made things really hard on myself in attempts to get my newborn to sleep. When we got pregnant with #2, I made a list of […]

   Today I’m going to share something deeply personal with you, a story I haven’t even told some of my closest family members yet. You can choose to believe it or not, but I’m going to tell you this story exactly as it happened, and you can decide for yourself what was really going on. […]

You might’ve noticed things have been a bit quiet around here the last few days, for good reason… On Monday, 2/8 at 8:22 am, the newest addition to our family came into the world! It was a pretty overwhelming and incredible day, and while this won’t be a full birth story, I’m excited to share […]

Newborn baby essentials I didn’t have the first time around that I totally want for baby #2. See what’s on my list of newborn baby must haves.