We are just a few weeks away from meeting our son and we are getting so excited! A lot of the worries and stresses of preparing for your first child are not there when you are expecting your second: the heavy research on finding the exact right baby products from diapers to bottles to strollers ... READ the POST
Natural Childbirth Tips: How I’m Preparing for Natural Birth a Second Time
Winter Outfit Round Up: January’s Top Winter and Maternity Fashion
Hi Friends! I'm sharing another round up of the top outfits and looks from my instagram in January. Winter has been very cold and very snowy in Michigan. I'm certainly looking forward to Spring-and arrival of this baby boy! I also tried some new finds from Amazon fashion this month that I've ... READ the POST
Leo Emerson Birth Story
All these months of planning and preparation, of waiting and praying, of watching him grow inside me, and he is finally here. And it's better than I ever could've imagined, sweeter than I ever could've dreamt, more beautiful than I could've ever thought: here is Leo Emerson. Shortly into ... READ the POST
Maternity Photos
This past weekend, my friend Laura met Cody and I in an orchard near our house for a last minute maternity photo shoot. After looking at beautiful pregnancy portraits on Pinterest and talking with my mama friends, I realized that I would really regret not having a few professional photos to remember ... READ the POST
Second Trimester
{featured photo credit: Hannah Innis Photography} I wrote about how mentally and physically tough the first trimester of our first pregnancy was here, and I am so excited to be able to say the second trimester was a completely opposite experience! I've now gone about 6 weeks without getting ... READ the POST
The First Trimester: Expectations vs. Reality
This post has been incredibly tender to write, but I believe in authenticity, always. I believe it better to be known than portray an incomplete version of myself. I’ve always dreamed of being a mother. In hopes and plans for the future, I never imagined a life without kids. I remember crying to ... READ the POST
