Kids
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Portraits of Newborn
I’m getting so much practice in capturing these tender moments of our sweet Henry. We are all taken in with his charms. It’s not all a bed of roses here; the hard moments…
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Home with Baby
These first few days at home with Baby have been a sleepless trial by fire. There’s a learning curve and getting into a rhythm again. Baby didn’t sleep or eat well the first…
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NICU Diaries: Graduation
It’s Week 17! Baby is 44 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 16! Day 113: Discharge Day Lily picked out Henry’s “going home outfit”, a footie pajama with snowmen on…
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Creative Kids… Back In My Day
Fletcher has this icebreaker idea at the dinner table where we pretend we are old folks. In a silly almost Southern accent he says things like, “Back in my day, we didn’t have…
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NICU Diaries: Week 16
Baby is 43 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 15! Day 106: Decided I love my Baby. He fell asleep on me skin to skin after he took a full…
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Toys We Love That Grow with Your Child
A tribute to the best toys of my kids’ childhood. One of the greatest joys of being a Mom is watching my kids play as they grow. Instead of talking about the “hottest…
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NICU Diaries: Week 15
Baby is 42 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 14! Day 99: Tough Season He was too sleepy and tired to do well breastfeeding today, already upset from taking his…
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Oh What Fun Christmas Trees
Our Day-After-Thanksgiving tradition of looking for our Christmas tree continues! Peterson Trees in Salem is our favorite to experience the holiday season with the kids. We splurged on Dutch hot cocoa with all…
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Burger Restaurant Mother-Daughter Date
Our mother-daughter dates this year continue! This month we had a special sit-down dining experience somewhere we wouldn’t normally go. L chose to have juicy burgers because she was famished after we visited…
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NICU Diaries: Week 14
Baby is 41 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 13! Day 92: Sweet Boy I’m so glad to hold my baby again! ❤️❤️❤️ He made smiley faces, grumpy faces, and…
