A few weeks ago, we began introducing Roman to solid food. How exciting for a pudgy baby like him! The first thing that I gave him was a bit of mashed up avocado. Altogether it amounted to the size of a pea. I put the…
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Baby Weight Loss: Smoothies
Read moreI’ve been working to lose the fifty pounds that I gained during pregnancy. It’s been coming off pretty steadily but the last ten pounds seems to be sticking. It is likely because I am breastfeeding, and as such, eating like a horse that got loose…
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Like Father, Like Son
Read morePregnancy is as much a waiting game as it is anything else. And I am not good at waiting. The first twenty weeks, while we waited to find out our baby’s gender, were excruciating for me. A few folks asked if we would “find out.”…
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Road Trip // Wanderlust
Read more“I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.” —Anaïs Nin It’s safe to say that I’ve traveled a little bit in my lifetime. I’ve visited Kenya, Paris, London, and lots of islands in the Caribbean. And while…
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Nobody Said It Was Easy
Read moreYesterday was one of those days. Running on “next-to-no” sleep. A baby boy that wouldn’t stop crying no matter what I tried, who every time I tried to nurse him, clamped down on my nipple and pulled as hard as he could. A husband who…
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Bear Mountain & a Full Moon Tantrum
Read moreLast week we took a little trip to Bear Mountain State Park. Talk about a gorgeous place! It is absolutely picturesque. While we were there, we drove up to Perkins Memorial Tower. The tower is perched high above the valley on top of Bear Mountain.…
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Home Renovation
Read moreWhen Matthew & I moved into our house almost five years ago it was a fixer-upper. (Fixer-upper being a euphemism for: a piece of…) I digress. An elderly woman lived in the house before us. It smelled like cat. There was a thin layer of…
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Picnic in the Park
Read moreLast week, Roman & I met up with some family for a picnic in the park. I’ve said it before but we are truly so blessed to live in such a beautiful area. Ringwood State Park is a quick drive from our house. This time…
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MAMA WEARS // BABY WEARS
Read moreJust a couple of outfits that we wore to the Renaissance Faire. My denim shorts are actually jeans from Thyme Maternity that I cut into shorts and rolled up the bottoms twice. Similar ones here. These are my absolute favourite boots. My shirt is the…