I told myself before Blythe was born that although we’d continue to send Beatrice to daycare, I’d keep Beatrice home sometimes with me. Six weeks into being a mother of two, and I finally worked up the courage to do it. Me and Blythe at two weeks, figuring out our routine together. I know tons […]

Just a little post to say, “I’m still here!” because I feel like if I don’t post for a week you might worry. It’s too easy for new mom not to shower or leave their house for a week, and rest assured, I am doing some of both. I’m not starring in fashion shows or […]

I am trying to remember the mother of all parenting advice: that everything is just a phase. Not being able to spend as much time with Beatrice as I like? A phase. That 36-hour nursing marathon I just did? A growth-spurt induced phase. Sleeping in maddeningly tiny, 30 minute – 2.5 hour spurts, wondering if […]

I don’t think I’m ready to write about my birth story yet (although it went well) and I’m nervous to write too much about how things are going lest I jinx it. But it’s incredible how much easier and more enjoyable having a baby is the second time around. As I use various techniques to […]

In the final days of my pregnancy, I have two modes: super efficient get-it-done now and extreme lazy. The former is responsible for me cleaning tile grout with a toothbrush earlier this week. It’s not hard to justify even the smallest whim with the knowledge that it’s easier to do anything now than it will […]

Getting our Christmas tree at the farmer’s market. As I’m nearing the home stretch on this pregnancy (32 weeks pregnant and counting), I thought take a break from all of the project-related posts to let you know how things are going. Freya, Sullivan, Louisa, Finn, and Calvin… These are some of our considered but rejected […]