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Preparing for arrival #2
With the recent arrival of my beautiful baby niece, it suddenly struck me that my own baby girl will arrive in 10 short weeks! To date, purchasing two “little sis” outfits has been the extent of our preparation. At this point in my first pregnancy, Alayna's adorable pink outfits were washed and hung nicely in her closet. The baby room was painted (twice actually,... -
Maternity Photos for Vera
Throughout my pregnancy, I (mostly intentionally) didn't take very many photos of my growing belly. This being my first child, I guess I was admittedly a little self conscious about growing out of the same jeans I'd been wearing since high-school, and I wasn't all gung-ho to document that. Despite having always wanted kids, I remember telling my husband when we found out the... -
Half of expecting parents want to be surprised.
When my husband, Brett, and I found out that we were expecting our first child, there wasn't even a moment when we considered not finding out the gender of our little one as soon as possible (we're all set to welcome our little girl March 1st!). We must be the impatient type though. Despite the relative ease of determining the sex of a baby...