7 month old baby girl
April 14, 2017
Dear Elyse, You are now officially over half a year old, which makes me feel like you are basically a year old and time is going by so fast. However, you are still not crawling and have no teeth. I’m totally okay with your body staying young for a while! You are a very sweet […]
How to make padsicles for post-partum recovery
March 31, 2017
My friend who became a mom five months before me told me about these padsicles from the All Things Surrogacy blog. I’m really glad I made them before Elyse was born. They are super cold at first, but really soothe “down there” after you give birth. I was so sore, like I had run a marathon […]
6 month old baby girl
March 15, 2017
Dear Elyse, You are half a year old! It seems like time is moving much faster now that you developing new skills quickly and I only see you a limited amount of time due to work. You love your teacher at daycare and I feel good about dropping you off every day. When I take […]
5 month old baby girl
February 15, 2017
Dear Elyse, You are now five months old. We mostly call you Ellie. When you are especially tired I call you “‘leepy Leesy”… I’ve never been good at giving out nicknames! Haha. You are so loved. Your four grandparents see you almost weekly. Auntie Clare is teaching you how to FaceTime. Uncle Justin watched you […]
4 month old baby girl
January 8, 2017
Elyse, You are now four months old and I go back to work in three and a half short weeks. I’m going to miss spending so much time with you, but I’m excited to see my coworkers again and do work I enjoy – digital market research. You will go to a Montessori day […]
Green holiday gift wrapping
December 17, 2016
I’m so excited about the wrapping for my gifts this year. Usually I stick with brown kraft paper or kraft paper wrapping with a holiday print on it so it can easily be recycled. Wrapping paper with shiny parts, foil, and glitter often cannot be recycled. Mindful Momma’s Instagram post inspired me. She wrote […]
3 month old baby girl
December 11, 2016
Our little girl is now three months old, which seems young and old at the same time. I have two months left of maternity leave and it has been amazing to watch her grow so far. She is becoming more fun and interactive. She smiles. She recognizes herself in the mirror. She has a few favorite […]
Elyse’s birth story
December 7, 2016
Before I was pregnant I wanted to have my baby at a birth center rather than a hospital. Of my friends and family who had hospital births, most of them ended up with c-sections, which I didn’t want if at all possible. I watched the documentary, “The Business of Being Born” and learned about the […]
Mermaid Nursery
November 2, 2016
Although Ellie has not yet slept in her room, it is ready for her with a mermaid theme. We were blessed with so many gifts and hand-me-downs to create this space that I hope she loves. This is our little mermaid in the newborn photo session by Flourish Photography. Tyler’s sister decorated the cardboard E that […]
How we announced our pregnancy
October 15, 2016
I’m now over a month into maternity leave and have some time while my baby naps on me to write some posts I didn’t make time to write earlier this year. We had a crazy winter. Tyler’s back had hurt on and off for years. Finally in December he couldn’t work any more until he […]