The Transition: One to Two

The question I have been asked most frequently since having our daughter is whether or not the transition from one to two children was harder than the transition from zero to one child. It was also a question I asked fellow mom-friends during my second pregnancy. I wanted to hear their thoughts and get their …

Perhaps we’re not entitled to know everything.

Since July my husband and I have known the exact date our daughter is going to be born.  It is a bit surreal, really. Knowing that on this certain date and time I will go in for a scheduled cesarean section with my husband by my side and we will officially be a family of …

All the Emotions

20 weeks. We are halfway to meeting our little girl! The halfway point usually starts to bring a little more excitement to the pregnancy journey. Whether that is putting the nursery together, stocking up on more baby items such as clothes, swaddles, diapers, and bottles, or finally finding out the gender and picking out a …

First Trimester, Round Two: A Whole New Ball Game

I found out I was pregnant on a Monday morning in March after returning from a weekend in D.C. The only symptoms I had was one short-lived case of mild nausea right after I had eaten the Friday before, so I figured I just ate too much, and my hair had been super greasy. As …

Timing is Everything

When it comes to life, timing is everything. The timing of my most recent hiatus from blogging wasn't planned, but before we get into the reason why it happened, let's start from where I left you previously. We put our home on the market and were planning on moving to Raleigh. It was an exciting …