Tanner's Birth Story

Tanner is two weeks old, so I wanted to take the time to write this out before the details start to get foggy. So far (after Tanner’s grand entrance that I’m about to tell you about) everything about being a second time mom has been 100x easier than being a first time mom. I’m not sure if that’s because he’s a great baby or I’m just calmer and more relaxed, feeling confident in my abilities? But...

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March 2019 Part 2: The Renovations

Brian originally planned on taking a few days off to help while my mom and stepdad were here, but between a coworker being out, busy season, and the fact that he had to fly to Miami and back in one day for a business meeting and was out of the office that whole day, he was totally swamped. It all worked out and he wound up only taking off 2.5 hours the whole time they were here, and that was while...

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March 2019 Part 1: My Birthday & Visitors

March seemed to fly by! It seemed like one day I was processing that February was over and the next day it was April 1. They say time flies when you're having fun, but I really think it flies by when you're insanely busy, which we were! Most days I feel consumed by my role as a homemaker and mother, trying to keep up with cleaning, laundry, dishes, the guinea pig cage, the garden, the groceries,...

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