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Summer is my ultimate paradise. Growing up in Northern California, we had two seasons: winter- wet and rainy, November through March; summer – hot hot hot, April through October. I now live in a place with seasons that have made summer its regular 3-month affair and it makes me go a little nuts trying to […]

By all accounts this 2nd time around should have been easier. I’m taking more time off. Family is in town for 6 weeks to help out. It’s my second time. This baby was planned. I’m recovering after a much shorter labor process. I don’t have a bakery I’m running in the garage. The list of […]

The transition from 1 to 2 children has been rough! That’s a whole different post on its way! The worst thing about the rough transition is that I’ve noticed myself falling into a rough day hole and not being able to get out of it. Being home all day with young people that offer no […]

Gifts are not my thing. That whole love language test? I’m all of them, except for gifts. This can make the holidays a bit of a challenge given that I am as bad at giving gifts as I am at receiving them. Add in the fact that I would much prefer to give experiences and […]

The week leading up to Zoë’s due date, I had contractions for a couple hours every night that eventually dissipated, leaving me disappointed just like with my son, Eli. At 39 weeks, 5 days, I started having contractions at 11:00 pm that night. I decided to go to bed and try to get some sleep […]

One my all time favorite things to read or hear about are birth stories. They are all so unique and gloriously different and full of hope. Before I posted Zoë’s birth story, I wanted to get Eli’s out there to get some context for how things went the second time around. After having Braxton-Hicks contractions […]

Here I am, one week out from my due date and staring down the barrel at a rapidly changing birth plan. Let’s get it out of the way that we all have the same goal of ending up with a baby and that that is the most important part of the birth plan. Beyond that, […]