sweater weather

as much as i love summer for its long days, the warmth, and the "carefree" living, i also adore fall for the crisp weather, the foliage, fun fall activities, and the fashion! i have a love/hate relationship with my figure.  as much as i embrace my hourglass shape, it can be downright infuriating to find…

long winter days and nights

i believe in process. i believe in four seasons. i believe that winter's tough, but spring's coming. i believe that there's a growing season. and i think that you realize that in life, you grow. you get better. ~ steve southerland this quote is so on point. winter can be dreary, depressing, and drags on…

days go by

they say it gets easier as the children grow older... and it's true. ezra is already 8 months old and he rarely gives me trouble. penny, on the other hand... she has been having better days lately and it may be because she's well-rested. penny had been going through a weird phase a few months ago…

snow days & birthdays

2017 is already turning out to be a busy year: yet another one filled with babies, weddings, and birthdays. many of my friends and acquaintances had babies in 2015 (the year i had penny) and most of them are having their second this year. this includes my friend, and neighbor, yan, who kicked off the…

happy holidays

i had my 24-week checkup this morning. it was brief and everything went well. i've been keeping track of my weight gain like i did for penny, and i've gained 6.3 lb. so far. at this point with penny, i had gained 10.7 lb. and 18 lb. overall, right up until penny was born. i…

penny’s first christmas

'twas a very merry christmas! i was so excited to celebrate our first christmas as a family because it's such an important, and festive, holiday. christmas is also my mom's birthday. it's rough having your birthday fall on the biggest holiday of the year and sharing it with jesus so we try to make it special for…

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

our dog is normally great about waiting to, er, shall we say, relieve herself until either dennis or i get out of bed. we know she really has to go if she jumps out of bed and starts pacing which is what she did on saturday morning. then she started hinting even more by jumping…