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Sister Birthday Hangout
Spent the day with my sister to celebrate her 30th birthday. She just wanted to low key hang out and take care of baby together, deep talk, and eat good food. Jer took…
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Songs for Adelyn
Dearest Adelyn, 30 years old ❤️ Wow! Happy Birthday!! I asked our loved ones to send songs that are meaningful between you, or that are super helpful in your 30s to help uplift…
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Poppy Book Store
For MLKJ Day we took my sister to our favorite local book store. Our last visit was so long ago! My New Year’s resolution is a Bingo card of things that bring me…
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Family Photos 2025
Left it to the last day of 2025 to get family pictures, but we did it! I told everyone to wear whatever they wanted that’s comfortable, then I stepped in because track suits…
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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: Week 11
Baby is 38 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 10! Day 71: Milk Drunk I worked with a lactation consultant Rachel who helped wake him up, observed his latch, saw…
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All Halloween 2025
Halloween has become one of my favorite nights of the year in our neighborhood. I see more friends and neighbors at one time, all laughing and in a spirit of togetherness and generosity.…
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NICU Diaries: Week 10
Baby is 37 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 9! Day 64: Rockabye Baby It was a very busy day at home; I didn’t eat or drink properly between all…
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Peace in Chaotic Times
Sometimes I need to “fill my cup” when life gets heavy, and I’ve been able to do that in a few ways. I met up with friends for a hike in the woods…