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  • Photos with a baby: Instagram vs reality (swipe) But hey, mom hack: wear mirrored sunglasses and your baby will be endlessly entertained. Mom fail: don’t wear $150 mirrored sunglasses 😑 But then again, mom win: wear mirrored sunglasses and get your husband in the photo too and call it a family photo (👋🏻 Michael’s legs)
  • I’ve been thinking about eating an ice cream cone all week. Like, not just a little, but really envisioning it (specifically @benandjerrys in a waffle cone). Thinking if I put it out into the universe then it’ll happen? That’s how ”the law of attraction” works right? I’ll be over here waiting for the sunshine to return so I can go get some 🍦
  • 8 months pregnant vs 1 week postpartum (swipe). I honestly never thought that second picture would see the light of day. I remember being so upset when I first saw it and my bloated face and belly that still looked 8 months pregnant. But boy am I glad I kept it! Looking at that photo now I don’t have any of those initial feels of upset, instead I feel pride and gratitude (and a tinge sentimental for those precious newborn days.) Today on the blog I am **finally** sharing my favorite tips for dressing a postpartum body. . . . #thebump #pregnantandperfect #postpartum #postpartumbody #8months #bumpdate#birthwithoutfear #momblog #joyfulmotherhood
  • One the of the greatest gifts of motherhood has been watching the one I love become a father 😍 #allthefeels Happy Father’s day to the amazing dads in our life. Strong, kind, compassionate men: may we know them, may we raise them ❤️ . . . #fatherhood #dontforgetdads #fathersday #parenthood #dadlife #ltkfamily #raisingboys @dontforgetdads
  • The other day I got a DM from a follower saying she was struggling adjusting to her post baby body. She said she worried about sharing these feelings with family and friends for fear they would roll their eyes and assume she was being overdramatic. My heart broke. . . As someone who struggled with infertility and lost pregnancies, I have no shortage of gratitude for what my body has created and the gift of motherhood it has given me. But, it also changed my body and I’d be lying if I said some parts of that been hard. Struggling to love yourself postpartum doesn’t mean you love your baby any less. It doesn’t make you overdramatic. It doesn’t make you vain. It’s a normal part of postpartum and the more we share that the more normal it will become. I feel thankful that I live in an age where society has pulled back the curtain on postpartum but clearly we still have some work to do! And on the note, I also feel thankful to be postpartum in an age where jeggings are a thing and one piece bathing suits
  • THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION I’LL EVER ASK: Best type of french fry? 🍟 Crinkle cut? Shoestring? Curly? Tater tot? Seasoned? Steak cut? . . Miles clearly isn’t picky. You can’t keep any food out of this guy’s hands, it is hilarious. Unlike with nursing, he’s very eager when it comes to solids. He will literally fling his entire body around and army crawl if he suspects I am eating a snack near him 😂 . . . #butfirstmiles #oldsaybrook #boymom #momlife #cteats #cteatsout #ctfood #ctbites #funnymoms #joyfulmommas #mommyblogger #momblogger
  • Affordable July 4th inspired looks on the blog this morning featuring my new favorite overalls from @Walmart They are comfortable, just the right fit, and long enough (in 5’9’’ for reference) Size up one for a slightly more loose fit because they are junior’s! Shop the look (and two others) on the blog or at http://liketk.it/2CrA7 #ad #liketkit @liketoknow.it #ltkfamily #momstyle #momlife #butfirstmiles #boymom #momofboys #mommyandme #walmartfashion #wedressamerica
  • 3 years ago on a perfect, sunny, Saturday evening I vowed to love this man forever (swipe to read the vows we read to each other and see some more snaps). It was a pretty easy vow to make, we’d already been together for 11 years. Neither one of us are big on anniversaries (I’m pretty sure we forgot to celebrate last year and this year we’re celebrating with a $5 grocery store cake). But, truth is, the best gift we could give each other is upstairs asleep in his crib (corny much? too bad - it’s our anniversary I get to be sappy all day).

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