Yesterday was my twenty-ninth birthday. It’s kind of incredible to even think about that. Next year I will be thirty. I do not feel scared or overwhelmed about it at all. Rather, I am so very excited to celebrate the last year of my twenties.…
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a little bit of overwhelm
I am nearly halfway through my second week of maternity leave. It’s amazing how quickly it passes compared with how long the “waiting for it” seemed to take. My first week home was productive. I worked my way down my to-do list like a busy,…
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our hospital bag
“They” say you should have your hospital bag packed at 35 weeks. And since I am 36.5, I thought I’d better get on that. It’s just about ready to go save for a few last-minute things that I’ll throw in when the time comes. I…
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my maternity photographs
This gorgeous set was taken by Lydia of Lydia Hudgens Photography. She is one of my favourite photographers + having the opportunity to work with her was a dream come true. We shot in Central Park as the sun was sinking low in the sky…
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My Baby Shower
We celebrated my baby shower on April 6th. It was such a labor of love. My mother + my best friend were the lead party planners. But as usual, I had a ton of DIY projects planned for the special day. Lucky for me, my…
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My Baby Shower Invitations
We had my baby shower on April 6th. I’ll share a full post on that tomorrow, but today I just want to share the sweet invitations. I started out using on to baby‘s free bunting baby shower suite + added a couple of my own…
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The First 1000 Days: a baby journal
My lovely friend gifted me + baby with this precious journal. It’s special because it is different than the typical baby journals. You can use it to track the normal “firsts” — like first step, word, birthday — but it also tracks unique moments —…
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spring afternoons + maternity leave
After what felt like the never-ending winter, spring is finally springing around here. Mother nature has been doing a little bit of teasing still. Earlier this week it went up to eighty (summer temperature!) but today it was back down to normal spring temps. I…
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a sunny day with friends
My beautiful friend, Sandra, and her son, Alex, have come to visit from Ohio this weekend. I am so happy to have my dear friend here with me to celebrate my final days as a momma-to-be. Today we took a trip to the Skylands Botanical…