Crosby's romper, my swimsuit c/o, shorts, sandals c/o

continue reading

Now that I’ve been a mom for nearly a year (CRAZY!) I wanted to start sharing more breakdowns of some of our favorite baby products. One thing we couldn’t have gotten through the last year without is a good travel crib, or pack and play as they’re most commonly known as. There are so many out there now and I’ve had a few friends ask for recommendations on which to purchase.

11 months!! And as you can see these were probably the hardest month of photos to take, Crosby did not want to lay still and was all over the place. Over the past several months they’ve gradually gotten more difficult, but these take the cake. Next month will be even more of a challenge, I’m sure.

The first few weeks with a newborn are rough and nothing can really prepare you for it. When I was pregnant everyone told me to get all the sleep I could because once the baby arrived I’d be a zombie. And I did because I never had a problem sleeping or got to an uncomfortable stage in my pregnancy – I was lucky. However, once Crosby arrived I turned into that sleep deprived zombie everyone warned me about. It was hard to see it as temporary and imagine life on the other side.

Continue reading continue reading

And just like that our little peanut is one month old! It’s been both the shortest and longest month of my life. When we first got home from the hospital Jeff and I were both amazed at how quickly days were passing. In the beginning we were trying to learn and develop a routine and every moment seemed to be spent looking after her, which definitely made time speed up. We weren’t sleeping much because we were feeding her around the clock and we were in such a fog. Now that we’re more familiar and comfortable with our new roles, days are getting easier and more relaxing. continue reading