“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” –Hafiz It’s been a crazy couple of months, friends. Over the past few weeks, Marina’s crying has gone from bad to worse. Despite her pediatrician repeatedly telling me that — “She’s healthy, just colicky”…
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instagram snaps of life // 06
“Snaps of Life” was a little series that I started on this blog back when Roman was a baby. It’s been over a year since I’ve posted one, but I was flipping through my phone earlier and I was so amazed by how much Marina…
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Our Little Buckaroo Turned Two! // Roman’s 2nd Birthday Party
Over the weekend, we hosted Roman’s 2nd Birthday Party! It was a Cowboy / Wild West theme. All of Roman’s favourite people were in attendance and it was a day full of love, laughter, good food, and lots of fun. Matthew and I spent the…
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Two-Month-Old Marina Grace
My, how much has changed since last month. One day you have a reasonably normal newborn on your hands, and the next day you have a screaming banshee who’s shattering your nerves around the clock. In her second month, Marina presented a full-blown case of…
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Baby Wearing & CuddleBug
So many times I’ve heard it said that every baby is different. When Marina was born and in the weeks following her birth, I thought that the statement was wrong — for us. First off, Marina looked exactly like Roman only with dark hair &…
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Happy 2nd Birthday, Roman James!
Oh, my sweet boy. I’m writing this on the day before your birthday and these photographs are actually from last week. I just don’t know if I’ll get to write tomorrow — you know how crazy these days are. You had your haircut today, too…
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at the lake // thoughts on “getting out”
May is here and I’ve never been happier to see it. (Even if it means that I’ll be turning thirty-one tomorrow!) The sun is shining, the weather is sweet. After being cooped up all winter, it feels amazing to be out and about once more.…
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portraits 01 // roman + marina
“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” A few portraits of my two little “dreams come true” and a quote to remind me how worth it they truly are. It’s been a rough little…
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One-Month-Old Marina Grace
I honestly can’t believe that this sweet face is one-month-old! My first month with Roman went by so slowly. Every day and night with him felt like an eternity. Matthew was working long, 14-hour days. My postpartum hormones were all over the place. I was…