I am leaning in HARD this year to the Christmas season, including fun matching Christmas outfits for my kids. But I'm not talking just matching red plaid outfits for Christmas day. What about matching Christmas day outfits, plus Christmas pajamas and coordinating sweatshirts with Christmas movie quotes? Like I said, leaning in HARD. I pulled together some festive coordinating outfits for siblings below, including red plaid if you like that, green plaid if you aren't into red, and then some …
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Personalized Notebooks + Letters to my Kids
I loved putting together E’s baby book once she was born! But once I filled in the first year pages there wasn’t much space to add in detail. I decided to get personalized notebooks to keep track of the little notes I have kept in my phone about her (and the new baby, too!). Sometimes I’ll write something funny that happened that day, or something memorable. Maybe it's something new learned. It doesn't just have to be a major milestone! There are so many great places to buy …
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What’s in my Hospital Bag for Second Baby
I’m so so glad that when I first wrote a hospital bag post for my first baby, I went back and edited the post for what I used and didn’t use! Sometimes blogging definitely has its perks, like now when I’m getting ready for this baby to arrive! I’ll be bringing many of the same items I brought to the hospital the first time around. This time, though, I’m taking my own advice on what to definitely pack and what can stay at home. I’m going to try to bring just a small bag of the really …
Big News! Baby #2 on the Way!
I have been keeping a secret... We are due this summer with Baby 2! We took a nice long drive this weekend along the shore and decided to take some announcement photos on the beach. I love these pictures so much and plan to frame a bunch for our home! I am close in age to my two sisters (17 months apart from one and 3.5 years from the other), and both T and I are close to our siblings. We are so excited to have two kids fairly close in age. I hope they will be good …
Baby Shower Gifts Every Mom Actually Wants
This weekend I was thinking about baby shower gifts and what moms actually want... so here are my top unique baby shower gift ideas! Unique Baby Shower Gifts Every Mom Actually Wants There are a few things I should have mentioned when everyone was asking what we needed/wanted for baby's arrival. In no particular order, here are my top unique baby shower gifts! Auto start We didn't have a garage, so navigating New England winters with a 3 month old was an interesting challenge. Oftentimes …
