I planned on announcing my second pregnancy on my 30th birthday. Instead, at our 8 week ultrasound in early July, we found out our baby had stopped developing a couple of weeks before. There was no heart beat. The tiny gray blob on the screen was so small, so still, even my inexpert eyes knewRead More
Confidence
There have been so many times in the last couple of years when I’ve felt like a less than stellar mom. Times when Isla stayed up all night crying, and I ended up crying with her. Times when Isla stayed up all day crying, and I gingerly laid her in her crib and went toRead More
Fitness Friday: You Are Not Your Enemy
Around a year ago, I was sitting at a table eating lunch with my daughter. Seated at the table behind me was a bevy of young, beautiful, thin women. The sort of women who have incredibly successful blogs and Instagram accounts devoted almost entirely to selfies. The sort of women who instantly make me shrink andRead More
Season’s Greetings
We are taking a break from unpacking and organizing our new home to spend a few days up north with my family, so I will be on a blogging hiatus probably until 2014. I hope you all have a warm and wonderful Christmas and a blessing-filled New Year!
Home
We’re almost home owners! We made it through pre-qualification for a loan and our gorgeous house passed the inspection and appraisal with no issues at all. We’ve been through underwriting and now all that remains is to close on the house, which fingers crossed will happen next Tuesday without any issues. I’m so excited aboutRead More
Month of Thankfulness Recap
Over at my other blog, I kept a running list of all the things I was thankful for during the month of November. I thought I’d compile them and keep them as a reminder of what a lucky lady I am. November 1: Today I’m thankful for my Mirena IUD. I haven’t had a periodRead More