Our family has a special announcement this year! Yes, you read this correctly, we are going to be welcoming Baby #2 in June (or July...babies do what they want). We are very excited about the new addition, and about transitioning to a family of four. Over the next few months, I'll be sharing some of …
Parenting Lessons from Year One
Now that we have been parents for a year, we have some lessons under our belt. (Although we still don't know 99.99999999% of what we are doing.) As we celebrated our baby's birthday over the summer, we decided to share our top parenting lessons from this last year! (And yes, this was collaborative with my …
The Weekly Vista No. 7
Well, it is August and if you are like me, this year is just flying by! I am finding that I need to create some margin in my life and be more present in the day to day. Still figuring out how to accomplish that, but I feel confident that I need to do it! …
The Weekly Vista No. 6
Can you believe summer is almost over?! I mean, this week is the last full week of July, which is just crazy to me. I am trying to figure out how to better enjoy the special moments and be present with my little family. As I write this, my son is eyeing up the computer …
The Weekly Vista No. 5
My oh my the days and weeks are just flying by! Our little guy is turning one this week and my mommy heart can't believe it's been a year. So much has changed in this last year! Obviously, we added a baby to our family, but we also moved from Oklahoma to Philadelphia, I changed …
Traveling With A Baby: Car
Parenthood started for us with a move from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania. So, our first car trip occurred when our son was about two weeks old and lasted about two and a half days! In addition to that, we did a drive from Philadelphia to Raleigh (8 hours without stopping...we had to stop a lot) when …
Traveling With A Baby: Airplanes
Now that we've flown on 14 individual flights with our little guy and done three big road trips (2+ hours in the car), I feel equipped to share our suggestions for traveling with a baby! This post will focus on airplanes and this post will focus on car travel. When it comes to plane travels, it really …
Our Eight and Nine Month Updates
Hello friends! Well, per usual, we missed a month so here we are with another two-month update. Things have been so incredibly fun the last few months. There is a lot happening for our little guy! He is still babbling a ton and exercising all volume levels of his voice, but especially likes "loud". He …
First Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Last year was "officially" my husband's first Father's Day, but being eight months pregnant is a different situation than having an almost one year old bundle of joy! So, this year I want to do something really special for him. (I won't be sharing EXACTLY what I'm doing until after Father's Day because he is …
Postpartum Depression: A Surprise Encounter
When I was pregnant, I was very aware of the signs of postpartum depression. Depression runs in my family, so I wanted to be absolutely sure that I paid attention to my mental health during pregnancy and after. Despite moving two weeks after our son was born and dealing with all the turmoil that caused, …
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