I have been keeping a secret... We are due this summer with Baby 2! Baby on the way! We took a nice long drive this weekend along the shore and decided to take some baby 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 …
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Five Year Anniversary
I almost can't believe it's been five years since I walked down the aisle and we said "I do," but here we are! Our five year anniversary was on Friday! Last Wednesday we went to a favorite dinner spot in Central MA. We then celebrated Labor Day weekend by heading down the Cape with my sister and her husband (plus E and our combined three dogs). Since our renovation is underway, how fitting is it that the 5th anniversary gift (traditionally) is wood?? I was joking today that my anniversary …
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Motherhood Q&A
A few weeks ago I used the "questions" feature in InstaStories to see what questions you all had for me. SO many of them related to being a mom that I thought I'd do a little Q&A post on motherhood! These were the top 3 questions that I want to share today. If you have other questions, definitely let me know! picture from Eleanor's baptism When did you know you were ready to be a mom? I don't remember one day when I said, "Alright, I'm ready to be someone's mom!" It …
The First Trimester
There are so many books and articles that tell you how magical the first trimester is. And honestly, they're all bullshit. baby booties Don't get me wrong, pregnancy is incredible, but early pregnancy (specifically the first trimester) ... well, it sucks. …
A Big (Baby) Announcement!
We are so, so excited, and I'm thrilled to share that we are expecting a baby! I'm amazed at how much I thought I knew about being pregnant because of friends and family members having babies, and I knew literally nothing compared to what I know now. And I still have a lot to learn. We're nearly halfway through pregnancy already! My goodness, though, the things they don't tell you... (Update: I blogged about some of the things they don't tell you about the first trimester!) It has been …
