The leaves have just changed colors, the weather fluctuates between lovely and “that’s ok, I didn’t want to go outside anyways”, yep, it’s November. And I may already be getting my Christmas decor out. That also means it’s time to fix my favorite drink of the season. Coffee and tea I drink all year long, […]

It’s that time of year, all the photographers are posting about mini sessions, moms everywhere lament the trials of choosing complementary outfits for their entire family. I get it, I don’t know of anyone besides myself who actual thinks “sweet, family photo time!”, so here are a few tips for happier experience, perhaps even a […]

It sounds counter-intuitive, and it is. My Little Man does not tolerate being in his car seat well, so I used to dread having to put him in the car to go anywhere. I remember telling people how he hates being in the car and they would always give me this shocked expression as though […]

The story’s not done until there’s a baby in the room. In order for the nurses to stay updated on their patients’ conditions, they periodically like to ask how intense the pain is, on a scale from 1 to 10. By nine PM, I was up to a 7. Now, I could have potentially have […]

The drive was uneventful. I spent most of it awkwardly lying in the back seat of Colton’s truck, and as the nurses had told me to keep my hips propped up and we had forgotten our pillows back in San Antonio, I was using various bags and jackets to support me. Colton drove the whole […]

It’s hard to believe it has nearly been two weeks since we had Ames. He’s 11 days old as I’m writing this, although for me it might as well be 12 days since I went into labor on Saturday morning. It had started rather simply. My sister texted me from her room across the hall, […]