You see it in all of the movies and television shows. A family, walking with a tiny one (usually between one and four years of age). The baby is between the adults, holding their hands for safety, and then the adults start counting. One… The baby smiles. Two… The baby may laugh or hop a… Read More Nursemaid’s Elbow
Historically, I’m a big fan of a new year. I love the feeling of a fresh start and a new year of opportunities. With the challenge of 2020 just slightly behind us, I’ve been thinking more and more about what I would write in a year-end wrap up post. Last year, I wrote that 2020… Read More Goodbye, 2020
I looked back through my posts for the year, and immediately felt a little deflated. Not only did I not post as often as I had planned, but my blog reflected the year of 2020. And what a year. There were some amazing things, but there were also some really rough things. Overall, I’m healthy,… Read More Happy Holidays!
A year into motherhood, and I honestly feel like we waited until JUST the right time to have a baby. Josh and I have been together for 11 years, married for 7, but we spent most of our 20’s enjoying the DINK life – dual income, no kids. We had a blast. We traveled, we… Read More What I Love About Ava
Today, my baby Ava is one year old. ONE. Year. How did this happen? In some ways, this has been the longest year ever. But in others, it’s a blur of growth and wonder from my baby girl. As the weather started to change, leaves started to fall and a cool breeze swept across the… Read More One Year of Ava
I’m sad. I’m sad that COVID-19 has hit America so hard, and has resulted in the death and illness of so many people. I’m sad that I spent my first year as a mother in a pandemic. I’m sad that my friends with small kids are having to deal with distance learning, while many also… Read More COVID-19 and Motherhood
Today on the blog, I’m going to write about the things I needed and loved for having a baby. Disclaimer #1: EVERYONE has such a different list for these things, so these are just the things we loved. Disclaimer #2: We had FOUR baby showers because we are truly surrounded by amazing, wonderful people in… Read More Baby Talk
2020, what the heck is going on. I honestly don’t even know where to start. 2020 has been a hell of a year already, and we’re just 4 months in. Since 2020 began, I returned to work, had a significant VP visit to my site (which went really well), my facility then had a big… Read More Six Months of Ava
What a month! Ava has had amazing new experiences this month as she prepares to turn five (FIVE!!!) months old. How did we ever get here? Earlier this year, I looked at my mom with a sudden start because I realized that we’ve only gone through the very, very, very early part of Ava’s (hopefully,… Read More New Experiences
My sweet Ava is now four months old, which is just WILD. I remember so vividly a year ago, thinking that I would have a four month old baby in January 2020, and how crazy that seemed even then. Now, it seems even stranger. How do I have a four month old? Ava is such… Read More Four Months Out