One Month Later

I cannot believe that it has already been a month since Olive was born. In true new mom fashion, the last month has been a total blur and I’m not exactly sure what day it is. The last month has been spent at home, for the most part – we braved a trip to the … Continue reading →

On Being a Parent

“Making the decision to have a child – it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ” – Elizabeth Stone Continue reading →

Meeting Baby Olive

Josie’s reaction to meeting her little sister for the very first time. Continue reading →

Playing Favorites

Remember when you were a kid and you asked your mom who her favorite was? And, inevitably, her answer was “You’re all my favorites!” and you would smile and say “Aww ok,” but on the inside you were thinking “She’s a liar!!” I’m here to tell you…she wasn’t lying. And it is the craziest thing … Continue reading →

A Baby Story: Olive Eloise Leavitt

On Saturday night, we watched Saving Private Ryan. I’m going to say that put me into labor, because by 3:30 AM on Sunday morning, I was having regular, “painful” contractions. (There are quotes around painful, because I really didn’t get the meaning of the word at that point.) They were about 13 minutes apart, though, so … Continue reading →

DIY Play Dough (no cream of tartar required)

A few years ago, when Josie was just little and I was nannying a 4 year old little girl, my mom sent me her recipe for homemade play dough. It works great! The problem is, though, it calls for cream of tartar, and I never have that in my kitchen, especially when the play dough mood … Continue reading →

The Final Days

I swear to you, it wasn’t until two nights ago that I realized that this baby girl could really get here any day. It resulted in a strange combination of joy and horror – I can’t wait vs. I’m not ready for this. The nice thing is, this is happening, regardless of what I feel … Continue reading →

Josephine and the Case of the Barking Dog

We were playing in Jo’s room this evening, minding our own business, when all of the sudden we heard a dog bark. Josie automatically stopped what she was doing and looked at me in shock. “Go find it,” she said. She stood up, and began to put on a proper dog finding outfit, complete with … Continue reading →

This Girl Loves to Dance

We spent a good half hour today filming Josephine dancing. She would dance for a bit and then want to “see it.” 🙂 She’s such a little ham for the camera! Continue reading →

How I Thought of Myself in My Marriage (without it falling apart)

A little note: The newest viral blog post about how “marriage isn’t for you” got me thinking a lot about this topic. I’m not trying to argue for or against it, though my views do clash with it a bit. It’s a well-written article with some great points, but I wanted to write about how … Continue reading →