Category: life

family of three

thanks to facebook and instagram, we’re super good at saving memories in the moment these days. i’m pretty good at taking time to take nice photos of mila and mila + seven… but as someone who loves and appreciates photography, i was feeling super bummed that i really only had iphone photos of the two of us, and absolutely no photos of us as a family of three.

luckily, our friend and neighbor kelci (of kelci alone photography) is the best. not only is she the most fun lunch date, workout partner and creative counterpart — she’s a brilliant photographer. i like to think i’m pretty good at picking friends.

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a lady at trader joe’s made me cry

it’s not christmas, but i was walking around trader joe’s with my one-month-old daughter wrapped tightly to my chest, softly singing jingle bells. for some reason, when she starts to fuss, it’s the only song that ever pops in my head. i actually changed the words and now sing mila bells, mila bells…

so, i’m picking out a bag of chips, patting my daughter’s back and singing mila bells, when this lady at trader joe’s made me cry.

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the shortest two weeks

i’m not sure how it happened but somehow our little mila is two weeks old. two weeks and three days, as i type this. these have been the shortest two weeks of my life. it feels like it’s only been a few moments since she was born, since we brought her home, since we’ve been a family of three. she already looks so different; chubby cheeks and thighs, little dimples on her hands. we are so lucky and thankful to be her parents — and not just because she’s been eating every four hours since she was a week old. she’s so sweet and cuddly and smells so good (most of the time). after she eats she just kind of melts onto you and falls asleep. she’s mostly patient with annoying photoshoots and does such a good job latching and eating. she rarely cries, but when she does otis redding can make her stop. we can’t wait to see what kind of little person she will grow up to be.

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its our due date!

the big day is here! we’ve been anxiously, nervously, excitedly looking forward to february 10 since the day we found out we were having a baby. now it’s here, and… well… nothing! this little lady doesn’t seem to want to hang out with us just yet. we’ve been begging her to join us for days. i’ve been taking lots of long walks (from the living room to the kitchen) and drinking lots of raspberry leaf tea (which obviously doesn’t work but still tastes pretty good), but she seems pretty happy right where she is.

steven and i, on the other hand, would love to have her out here with us! can’t wait to meet her, to name her, to introduce her to the dog ; ) c’mon, baby!

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38 weeks

growing, growing, growing!

it’s hard to believe i’m already 38 weeks pregnant. it seems like these last couple of weeks are lasting longer than the first 30 combined! can’t sleep, can’t walk, can’t get comfortable…. always running to the bathroom! ; ) we are so excited to welcome this little lady into our lives. due date is february 10, but the chef and i would be more than happy to snuggle with her a little earlier than that if she’s up for it. today, my ob told me i’m still going to be pregnant next week. no dilating, not really feeling contractions. the problem is, i’ve run out of shirts (both mine and steven’s) that cover this belly.

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