“An older sister is a friend and defender – a listener, conspirator, a counselor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too.” – Pam Brown” Jo Grace + Parker Jane, My sweet girls.  We are counting down the days now before you will officially earn the title “Big Sister,” and I will become a mama […]

banner / little dovie   tee // a pea in the pod jeans c/o motherhood maternity  How far along? 38 weeks + 3 days Total weight gain: 24+ pounds.  I went for my last OB check yesterday morning with Dr. Walsh before baby girl makes her debut next week and after measuring fundal height – I am officially measuring 40 weeks […]

With every month that passes with Parker and Jolie, I find myself feeling at a bit of a loss of words as I sit down to write posts like these.  They continue to grow and change, and just about every single day I think or say aloud, “Thats a first.”  What I do know is […]

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Although it is a little premature to be wrapping up this last trimester already – because I still have some time to go.. and this just might jinx me into labor, b u t I wanted to share my 3rd trimester favorites.  Being pregnant in the summer has its pros and cons as does being […]

I had to opportunity to share a tidbit of mom advice over at Grace’s blog (one of my favorites!) last week and it was so funny that she asked about my own personal ‘what I wish I’d known’ story because it had been on my mind for several weeks leading up to the tail end of this […]