After one ultrasound, four months of planning and execution, and a handful of reader death threats later, the time has come to finally reveal our daughter’s nursery! Now this may come as a surprise to you, but I was absolutely clueless about what to do for our daughter’s nursery. I figured it would be so
Pregnancy: Week 38
All my bags are packed I’m ready to go I’m standing here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane Don’t know when I’ll be back again I packed my hospital bag this week, and week long I’ve had this song playing in my
Happy Holidays
Photo: Melissa Oholendt Photography
Gift Wrapping Christmas Tree
Remember how I said I wasn’t going to decorate for Christmas this year? I lied. I just couldn’t resist! My main reason for not decorating was that I didn’t want to have to pack everything up and put it away in the midst of trying to take care of a newborn. But I made a
Guest Blogger: Jen Knepper
I have to confess–I’m new to the Jen Knepper world. But after receiving what was without question, jazz hands down (oh yeah, she busted out the jazz hands) the funniest email I’ve ever received from a stranger, asking me to do a guest post on her blog (or offering me her alternative–which was to “suck
Pregnancy: Week 37
December 14-20 Bring on this baby! At 37 weeks she is now full term, and I’m pretty sure we’re ready for her! G and I raided the baby aisles and got all the rest of the things we need before our daughter arrives–bottles, bibs, Boppy covers, burp cloths–you name it, we came home with it.
Weekend Errands
It’s a pretty safe bet that when you see me in a hat it means I haven’t combed my hair and/or I’m not wearing any makeup. Both were true on this day. I will also confess that I spilled a bit of oatmeal on the front of my shirt on this morning. I just scraped



