[Above: Dress / Purse / Shoes / Earrings]
Let's be honest. Who has the time and/or patience to go to the store, shift through the racks, settle into a fitting room, get undressed, dressed, undressed, and dressed again, only to be disappointed when something isn't in your size and you're told, "Oh, we can order it online for you!" NOT ME!
I've been shopping online for 95% of my wardrobe for a few years now and now, as a mother to a toddler, it's probably up to 99%. I just never go shopping! If I go shopping, it's for a special occasion (I most recently went to try on coverups for our babymoon to Miami.) Enter pregnancy into this equation and it's...
Continue reading Lu and I have decided to take a long weekend trip to Miami as our "babymoon," our final trip just the two of us before baby girl arrives. With Luca, we went all out and did a big 10-day babymoon to Hawaii (recap here) and later on a mini weekend trip to Bermuda, too. Ahhhh, the childless life back then!
I take all of my relationships in life seriously - my friendships, my marriage, my sisterhood, and being a daughter. For my marriage, it's so important for us to have alone time without Luca. It allows us to reconnect, speak to each other about things other than the baby, and have an adventure together, without our child. It's always rejuvenating and...
Continue reading like I did with baby boy Luca, I’ll be doing monthly pregnancy recaps to document the progress of this pregnancy and hopefully relate to some of you who are pregnant as well or interested in becoming pregnant! in this week’s recap, I’ll be recapping week 24, 25, 26, and 27. I'm currently 28 weeks pregnant.
the recap, weeks 24 - 27
I am officially in my third trimester now! this is what I like to call the, "shit gets real" stage. you start to get physically uncomfortable and much larger, the pains and aches begin, the exhaustion slowly creeps back in, and you realize, oh, yes, a baby's coming - and soon!
luckily, along with all the not-so-fun stuff (the aches and pains), comes...
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18
Mar
[Amazon Fire Tablet // Blue & Pink Cases // Nest Cam]
after sharing on Instagram stories that I reached my breaking point with baby monitors and was finding a new solution, I knew I had to write a blog post on how we ditched the baby monitors and found a solution!
so many of you are were in the exact same boat as me. you had tried multiple baby monitors and they all failed you - either they just altogether stopped working, stopped charging properly, lost their charge quickly, or it was something else. we've spent hundreds of dollars on monitors, to no avail. well now, I found a solution, and I am so excited to share it with you!
the nest cam
since...
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14
Mar
I've been meaning to put together this post for a while, since I'm out of the newborn stage (I can't believe I'm already in the 'infant' stage!) and now can vouch for registry must-haves. there are so many things I registered for that I didn't need to, because Luca didn't need them right away, things I registered for too many of and wish I had waited until the baby was here, and also, of course, things I registered for that I use everyday and am so thankful for.
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7
Mar
I was recently having a conversation with a friend who was telling me that she was stumped on what to get her friends that recently had a baby. She wasn't sure if she should get something for the parents, the mom, or the baby. She wanted to get something to pamper the mother, but wasn't sure if that would offend the husband? Note to all of you friends of new moms: NOTHING will offend the husband/spouse. The spouse is happy if the postpartum woman is happy. She just went through the most physically challenging event of her life, the spouse wants her to be celebrated and taken care of. I remember when someone sent me a basket of organic, high...
Continue reading like I did with baby boy Luca, I’ll be doing monthly pregnancy recaps to document the progress of this pregnancy and hopefully relate to some of you who are pregnant as well or interested in becoming pregnant! in this week’s recap, I’ll be recapping week 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23. I'm currently 24 weeks pregnant.
the recap, weeks 18 - 23
I can't believe how quickly six weeks have flown by! this trimester is basically all about getting that bump, and I definitely popped around week 21. while I started "showing" earlier than I did with Luca, that leveled out, and I don't really feel much bigger than I did with Luca. also, since my first pregnancy wasn't high-risk and I...
Continue reading Follow me on @inspiralizedkids to see Luca's plates everyday!
Our general philosophy about feeding Luca, our almost-17 month old toddler is this: nourish him as best we can, while having fun and exposing him to all types of foods.
For the most part, we try to eat as healthy at home, because we have the time and resources to do so. We can shop for the right ingredients, prepare meals in advance, and control what's in our fridge and thus, what's in our bellies. This is our opportunity to eat our best, so that when life happens, it's okay if we all need to grab pizza (those are our favorite types of meals anyway!) We want to teach Luca how to...
Continue reading Our second child is due at the beginning of the summer, at the end of June. The closer and closer we get to my due date, the more and more I think about what I want to do similarly and what I want to do differently. We feel very blessed with Luca - he slept through the night on his own (no sleep training necessary) around 9-10 weeks, he's always been a playful and happy baby who rarely cries (he whines for sure, but rarely ever cries!), and he's extremely affectionate and loves to give kisses and hugs (without being provoked to do so!)
While we hate to change anything, because Luca is such a wonderful boy, there are certain actions...
Continue reading I receive a lot of questions about my workout routine. If you follow me on Instagram, then you've noticed that I workout pretty regularly and consistently. Working out gives me energy, clears my mind, is healthy for my heart and body, and most importantly, feels good - there's nothing better than an endorphin release!
Long before I became pregnant with Luca, I always used to think it was shocking when women worked out while pregnant. It looked "wrong", like these women shouldn't be pushing themselves in their delicate state. Then, when I became pregnant with Luca, I realized that there's nothing delicate about pregnancy, ha! All jokes aside, our bodies are strong and are meant to carry children. My OB-GYN put...
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