There are a lot of other posts I’ve got on my list to write. Events and happenings, milestones and memories prior to today that will make their way to the blog eventually, but right now my heart is needing to write this post. Maybe there is someone needing to read it, maybe it’s just askingRead more
So many factors go into happiness. Some consider happiness a journey. Others consider it an attitude. It’s a state of mind. It’s a feeling. It’s being in the arms of the one you love. It’s a mud covered smile of a child exhausted from playing outside. It’s the overwhelming joy that comes from knowing youRead more
Monthly blogging is a thing right? Ha! Now that I think about it, I didn’t even get this one in at the month mark, we’re looking at more like a month and a half, but who’s counting right? So, to catch up a bit. Miss Eva will be 16 weeks this week, pushing that 4Read more
Dear Little One, tonight I lost the last shred of patience I had, and instead of appreciating your amazing two year old spirit so kindly showcasing your outstanding drumming skills, I begged, pleaded, and finally all but yelled at you to leave the room so I could tend to your fussy newborn sister who was refusingRead more
Breastfeeding is one of those love/hate parts of motherhood that makes for a sticky subject to discuss on the blog. With our first daughter we started off beautifully, problem free, and had what I would have considered a magical breastfeeding relationship. Aubrey had a great latch, I never had any pain, and for the firstRead more
If you’ve been following along, you know that we have been spending the better part of a year remodeling a small brick ranch style house back in our hometown. After a massive overhaul of the entire house, we have been down to the finishing touches in the past few months. Everything in the house, downRead more
One would think when you have the second kid, especially if they are the same gender as the first, you in theory shouldn’t really need anything when it comes to baby gear. While that was mostly true for us, the first baby always provides a nice learning curve and some trial and error, so byRead more
*This was written a few weeks ago, but as life goes right now I’m just getting to share it 🙂 We haven’t reached the real trenches of this adjustment quite yet, but I’m learning so many little lessons figuring out how to handle two children it feels worth documenting. The biggest lesson of all hasRead more
As easy as Eva is, and man is she an easy baby, taking newborn photos was not the breeze of a task I thought it would be. Contrary to my first born, this little girl loves to be held. So the concept of laying her sleeping little self down and positioning her in all mannersRead more
Eva’s birth story isn’t the one I expected to tell. Both of our girls’ pregnancies and births happened in the midst of so much change and chaos. With Aubrey we found out we were pregnant while we were still stationed in South Dakota. I spent a few months living in North Carolina with my parentsRead more