Motherhood

One of the hardest parts about being pregnant with a toddler is this final stretch.…

I was so focused for so long on having another baby that I honestly didn’t…

One question I’ve got a lot since announcing we were expecting: what are the best…

It’s official: We’re less than a month away from welcoming Baby #2. Since we’re in…

As I mentioned, I didn’t actually put together a hospital bag the first time around,…

I can’t believe we’re in the final countdown and this pregnancy will soon be over.…

I’ve been getting a lot of questions asking for my favorite places to shop for…

Ok, so I admit it. I got cocky. I thought I had this whole tantrum…

Wow. I cannot believe I’m already in my third trimester. I feel like I just…

I can’t believe I’m already in my second trimester and heading quickly toward the third.…

I found registering for our first baby really overwhelming. There were so many options for…

This Mother’s Day might be my most special one to date. Honestly since becoming a…

Thank you for all the well wishes and messages. I’m still sorting through them all,…

Surprise! We’re pregnant! Baby #2 is coming this August! We’ve been keeping the news secret…

I’m really enjoying coming up with these bucket lists every season (see my fall list…

Friday was my birthday, so this post is a few days late, but after a fun weekend celebrating with my boys, I wanted to take a minute to reflect on the previous year and my goals from the one to come. I’m not sure if I ever shared this, but I love birthdays! I love celebrating other people’s and my own. I just feel like it’s one day (or in our house, week) all about you and celebrating your life and where you’re at and going. It’s like my own personal New Year’s in many ways — a chance to reflect, reset, set goals. And since my birthday corresponds with spring, I always feel really hopeful and like it’s a time of rebirth in some ways.

I should really have put a question mark at the end of the blog post title, because honestly, I don’t know the answer. Lately, I’ve been exhausted and I have found it nearly impossible to muster the strength to play with James and run after and plan activities for him so he can get his energy out — and I feel terrible. Honestly, I’m so exhausted and there’s so much going on and it happens to coincide with this period where James is really active and really defiant, and I find myself losing my patience more than usual.

Before I had James, I loved rainy days. It was the perfect excuse to stay in my pajamas, binge watch Netflix and order takeout. But all that changed since becoming a mom. Every mom dreads a rainy day. Keeping kids entertained while cooped up inside all day is no easy feat and it’s hard to get a toddler’s energy out if they can’t run around outside. Little kids need the fresh air and without it, they become hyper little maniacs. Luckily, our nanny has found some amazing activities to keep our little maniac busy when it’s pouring and because it’s rained almost every weekend, I’ve discovered quite a few on my own. Here are my favorite rainy day activities for toddlers.

This March, Andrew and I will celebrate our five year wedding anniversary. I’m kind of…

Like many of you, when mid-January hit, we were ready for a vacation somewhere warm. Last year, after much debate, we decided to bring our then baby along on our vacation. I wrote a post about what I learned from our experience. Well, we just got back from another January trip to Florida, and I thought I’d share my vacation with toddler tips after surviving a beach vacation with our crazy two year old. While I felt more prepared and less panicked about traveling with James now that we’ve flown and vacationed with him a bunch, we still made some mistakes this time (and had some wins) and learned a lot.