baby led weaning, Parenting

Baby Led Weaning: 1 Month

We are knee deep in Baby Led Weaning and are seriously having so much fun! It was a little nerve racking at first but Waylen has proven to me again and again that he is totally ready for all these finger foods we're giving him. He chomps and chomps away and rarely ever gags on… Continue reading Baby Led Weaning: 1 Month

Parenting

Waylen: 7 Months

Gosh 7 months seems SO old! Where did my squishy little baby go???? We are officially closer to his first birthday than we are to his birth! How weird is that?! Waylen is now around 19 lbs and seriously gives momma an upper body workout. Carrying him in his car seat? Yeah right! It's so… Continue reading Waylen: 7 Months

baby led weaning, Parenting

Baby Led Weaning: Week 1

We are officially one week into Baby Led Weaning and let me tell you it has been so much fun (and messy!) We still started out slow with our introduction of different foods so this is what our first week looked like: Days 1-3: broccoli Days 3-6: broccoli and sweet potato Day 7: sweet potato,… Continue reading Baby Led Weaning: Week 1

Life, Parenting

Waylen: 6 Months

How is it even possible that I am a mother of a 6 month old baby?!? I remember thinking it was going to be FOREVER until we got to feed him real food but I blinked and here we are! We are going with baby let weaning so it may get messy. Wish us luck!… Continue reading Waylen: 6 Months

Recipes

Maple Bacon Brussels

I'm not sure when it happened but somehow Brussels sprouts have gone from those stinky little lettuce heads that everyone loves to hate to delicious little morsels of heaven that nearly every hip restaurant offers. I never even knew people really ate them until they started showing up on about every restaurant menu I saw.… Continue reading Maple Bacon Brussels

Life, pregnancy

Postpartum: What No One Told Me

There are a bunch of wonderful... but mostly awful things people tell you about what happens after delivery; I'm sure I don't need to get into all the gory details... I would like to make a point to mention though, just like everything else with pregnancy, those icky, horrible things don't necessarily happen to everyone… Continue reading Postpartum: What No One Told Me

fashion

Favorite Spring Trend: Embroidery

Stripes, bell sleeves, blushes, lace-up shirts, velvet... there are seriously SO many different fun styles that are big for spring this year. My favorite by far though is embroidery! I'm not sure if it's because embroidery pulls at the strings of my inner hippy or not but I am hands down obsessed! Below I've put… Continue reading Favorite Spring Trend: Embroidery

Parenting

Waylen: 1 Month

It still barely feels real that I actually gave birth already but Waylen is one month old today!  He is officially huge ha aka 10 lbs. 12 oz. and clearly is still nursing great. Our days pretty much revolve around eating, sleeping, and pooping. So far we've been lucky since he's not a very fussy… Continue reading Waylen: 1 Month