• I Knew She’d Be My Girl

    When I found out I was having a baby girl, I pictured Gracie. Before I knew her name.  Before I saw my first ultrasound.  Before I heard her speak.  I pictured Gracie. I…

  • It’s Under the Log

    Some of my favorite conversations are the ones I have with the kids while driving around.  It’s pretty funny to hear what they think about things.  They are even getting to the age…

  • Ginny vs. The Birthing Ball

    So, my sister and I were talking this week and she told me a story that made me wet my pants.  Seriously.  I laughed so hard that I peed my pants.  I figured…

  • He.

    He would rather be outside than inside on any given day. He stops playing every so often to come find me and get a snuggle. He caught a lizard by his tail and…

  • A New Kind of Mother’s Day

    My first Mother’s Day was super special to me. I hadn’t even had Bean yet. After an insane day of nesting and spontaneously needing to clean things that I had never felt the…

  • Is This Blog-worthy? I Think Yes.

    This past Sunday, I wanted to be outside so, so, so badly.  It was beautiful!  It was Palm Sunday!  The pool was gorgeous!  The sun was shining!  Friends were texting me about splash…

  • Kindergarten Paperwork

    Baby fever.  I’ve gots it in a bad way. The other night, I was talking on the phone with a girlfriend who has a four-week old son.  She was talking about how hard…

  • Why Moms Take All the Pictures

    While we were at the beach over Christmas, Chris and I tried to get a picture together. Unfortunately, our arms weren’t long enough, so this is what the picture looked like: Totally frame-worthy,…

  • From the Trenches of Motherhood

    I’M REPORTING TO YOU LIVE FROM THE TRENCHES OF MOTHERHOOD!  IT IS 4:38AM!  I HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM MY POSITION IN MY OWN BED BY A TWO-YEAR-OLD HAVING NIGHTMARES!  I WOULD LIKE THE…