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Don’t Quit Your Day Job
*This post was written by my sweet husband, Derek* Over the last 23 months I have had the privilege to watch an amazing woman evolve into an amazing mother as well. Andrea and I knew getting into...
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Dear Neighbors
Dear Neighbors, Let me stop you right there, because I already know what you’re thinking: Here we go with another letter from one of the old bats who lives in our neighborhood complaining about us. At...
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Monday Bump: 32 Weeks
*Note: I’m actually 33 weeks today. All posts will be a week behind.* AWESOME: I really wanted a weekend alone with my husband before baby B’s arrival and luckily my parents agreed to watch Declan...
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One Month Old
Onesie from JamJamsJam Saturday marked one full month since Bennett made his grand entrance into this world. Seeing as this is our last baby (God willing), it feels very emotional that his first month...
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We Can’t Have It All
(Brenda Munoz Photography) If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been you’re not alone. I too, have not been able to find myself for the past few weeks. I think I left me somewhere between tired and...
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Two Months Old
My chunky-thighed babe just keeps on growing and that’s really no surprise to me, because he eats more than any baby I’ve ever known. Six hours straight of nursing is not my idea of a good time, but I...
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How To Survive Being Sick With Kids— In Five Steps
STEP ONE: Repeat after me— I AM NOT SICK, I AM NOT SICK, I AM NOT SICK. Denial will be your only ally here so fake it til you make it, because the minute you admit you’re ill the kids will act out and...
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Stop Trying To Console Me Because I Am A Boy Mom
I had just given birth to my youngest son— literally. As in, I was still lying on the soiled bed with a blood stain on my big toe and an unwashed baby nursing on my chest. A nurse came in to check my...
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Three Months Old
(Onesie from JamJamsJam) I’ve had my hands full recently with both boys. It’s crazy, and chaotic, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Bennett still seems to think we are one person, but I know...
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8 “What The?!” Moments With Toddlers
Kids are incredible. They absorb everything with their sponge-like brains and leave us in awe, daily. I mean, there’s a reason why we can’t stop bragging about them and post pictures/videos of all...
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Four Months Old
Four Months Old Yesterday marked four months since my little chunk joined us in this world, and I love him so. I truly don’t understand how I ever lived without him, and it’s so crazy to me how kids...
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The Girl With The Hummingbird Tattoo
The story— because there’s always one with me— goes a little something like this: When I was 20, my grandma died. Sad, but expected right? I mean, old people die. The thing is, she wasn’t supposed to...
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F is For Future
(Photo: Brenda Munoz Photography) Can I be super transparent with you? I’m overwhelmed. I’ve felt it creeping up on me, but today— with baby B and I both sick and D terrible two-ing all over the...
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My Mommy Friendship Dating Profile
I was stopped at a red light when I saw it— there, directly in front of me was a white SUV with a license plate that read: A BOMMOM Immediately I knew that this mom was indeed bomb and I was like,...
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Six Months Old
(Onesie from JamJamsJam) Half a year has passed. Excuse me for a moment while I let that sink in. Half a year since Bennett was born— how quickly time flies. I feel like I come to you guys every month...
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The Year of Yes
(All photos in the post were taken by the incredibly talented Brenda of Brenda Munoz Photography) You may have noticed that things are a little different around here. Okay, maybe A LOT different! I...
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Teaching Kids About Sexual Assault
Last Friday I was chatting with my hair stylist while she gently brushed autumn reds over my silver grey hairs. As she folded a piece of foil over a small section of my hair like she was wrapping up a...
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