The other night I was staying up way too late scrolling through pictures from the the end of my pregnancy / labor / delivery / bringing Duke home, and I was overcome with the feeling I first had when we…
Category: Honesty
Happy Friday- Eve everyone! I feel like time has been on turbo-speed setting lately…where are the days going?! We are doing our best to cram in as much quality time with our favorite people as we can- and so far…
My sister’s birthday was on Saturday and Dennis, Duke, and I went to Punch Bowl Social in Denver to help her celebrate. I had a really great conversation with my brother-in-law while we were there and it really made me…
The other day I half-convinced myself I could be a successful comedian because Duke was laughing so hard at me waving a pillow back and forth. Let’s assume I hadn’t had any coffee yet or was otherwise delusional. But the…
Okay, maybe that title’s not entirely true. I do care if you breastfeed, if you want to have an honest chat with me about it and maybe share some laughs over occasionally squirting our kids in the face {unintentionally of…
Childbirth and motherhood inevitably change us. This is a glimpse into my journey of Life After Baby. “All clear,” the nurse abruptly replied after a cold and rather aggressive post-partum check-up. “What are your plans for birth control?” she…
I’ve been contemplating a lot about these last 10 weeks as I regretfully countdown the last 2 before I have to return to work. My heart is so heavy. I love Duke, my sweet boy, more than I ever could…
Our sweet boy is one month old today yesterday! And yes, I can believe it’s already been a month. I’ve been very intentional about soaking up all of my time with Duke and I feel like I’ve been more present…
So I’ve heard from pretty much every pregnant woman on the planet that the last few weeks or month of pregnancy last roughly 3483151 days and isn’t exactly the most comfortable time in one’s life. I have to admit that…
I wrote this post MONTHS ago obviously and wasn’t quite brave enough to share it but I hoped that one day I would have a big round pregnant belly and finally feel comfortable sharing some of the deep dark secret…