Last week Jamie did the cutest thing for Hadley that made her think she has the greatest dad in the world (she does), and I thought the idea was too cute not to share with you all too! After he dropped her off at school, he looked back and saw that she’d brought along her beloved stuffed cat Sophia and… Keep Reading
Bring the Stuffed Cat (or Other Beloved Item) to Work Day: A Free, Sweet Parenting Idea
Sending Hadley to Kindergarten + Sadie’s First Day of 3K
Last Wednesday was Hadley’s big day to finally throw on her new glow-in-the-dark unicorn backpack (this obsession with unicorns may kill me, haha) and march confidently into Kindergarten. She has been taking speech at her new school for a while now via our school system, so she’s been more than ready to officially be a student there and do all… Keep Reading
Jillian’s First Month: Joys, Challenges, Favorite Things, Etc.
On Sunday we reached the one month mark with our Jillian girl, and I have so many things (SO MANY THINGS!) that I want to spit out all at one time about the last month of our lives. I want to tell you about her and us and our big girls and our extended family and our friends and holy… Keep Reading
Working Out While Pregnant: My Orangetheory Experience
Ahhh, this post is one that I always knew I would write but had no idea what kind of words would fill it, mainly because my time working out at Orangetheory while pregnant felt somewhat like an experiment. I didn’t do much intentional exercise during my first two pregnancies, so I was curious how fitness would impact me during my… Keep Reading
Slice of Life: August 1st, 2019
It’s been a hot minute since I cranked out a “Slice of Life” post, so I feel like this post should be split into two parts: before Jillian’s birth and after (two super different worlds, haha!) I plan to do a post in a couple of weeks about Jillian’s first month, so this post won’t be overly focused on her…. Keep Reading
A Much-Anticipated Family Reunion & Celebration
Most of you know that I have a younger sister who I’m very close with who has lived in Germany with her husband and two kiddos for the last 2.5 years. On Saturday, after a wild few months (for them) trying to figure out when exactly they’d be moving back to the States, they finally landed in the good ole’… Keep Reading
Jillian’s Birth Story
I was fascinated by reading birth stories when I was pregnant with Hadley years ago, so I made sure to write down my own birth story with her and shared it here on the blog. I then did the same with Sadie, and now here we are rounding things out with one more story: how we came to meet Jillian…. Keep Reading
Welcome to Our World, Jillian Jamie
Last Thursday morning, our lucky little 7/11 baby girl made her grand entrance at 9:24 a.m. here in Madison, Alabama following a successful induction. (I hope to share the birth story soon, if you’re interested.) She weighed in at 7lb 14oz and is 20″ long. She has a head full of long, dark hair (our first baby with not only… Keep Reading
