Losing River

I didn't think I'd want to tell this story on my blog,  but if I'm honest about where my path to motherhood began, it started long before Lucas’ birth, in the fall of 2016....

My Maternity Photos

As I look down at my 4 week old baby, I'm feeling a bit nostalgic. I can hardly remember life without Lucas in it, yet it feels like I took my maternity photos just...

C-Section Survival

While preparing for childbirth, a c-section was never really on my radar. I was making padsicles the morning of my induction, so that tells you how certain I was that I was pushing that...

The Final Stretch

I'm sitting in bed writing this on my first official week of mat leave, and I've got exactly 8 days to go before my scheduled induction. I took a few weeks pre baby to...

Prenatal Skin Care

I've always been into beauty and skin care, but as I entered my second trimester my skincare worries soared to new heights, and so I set out to build my skin care collection to...

Prenatal Pampering

I’m a big proponent of pampering yourself with a multi-hour spa day at least a few times a year. There’s literally nothing better than a mani, pedi, massage ritual. Throw in a facial followed...

NYC Baby Moon

My husband and I love to travel, so as soon as I got pregnant we knew we needed to take advantage of our last opportunity to travel as a childless couple by taking a...