Day In The Life With A 2 Month Old

Now that Lila is 2 months old, I feel like we have a somewhat predictable schedule and routine down.  Lila has been a pretty easy baby since, well, birth, so it didn’t take long to figure out a routine that works for she and I. … Read the rest

Two Months PostPartum Update

My baby girl is officially two months old, and I am two months postpartum.  Time has had a way of moving quickly and slowly simultaneously.  I can’t believe how much Lila has grown and changed over the past two months, and I also can’t believe we’ve only had her in our lives for about nine weeks. … Read the rest

Can We Talk About Luisa From Encanto?

Last weekend, a girlfriend and I took our kids to go see the movie Encanto.  I’m a huge fan of kids movies, and I had pretty high expectations for this one.  I thought the movie was entertaining and clever, and the sound track did not disappoint at all. … Read the rest

7 Things I Wish I Knew Before My First Half-Marathon

It’s been more than a decade since I ran my first half-marathon, and it’s an experience I will never forget.  Not just because of how great it was to cross that finish line for the first time, but also because it was one of the hardest experiences of my life up to that point. … Read the rest

Why I Love Stroller Running

Over the past couple of weeks, Lila and I have gotten well acquainted with the jogging stroller.  As a runner, I’ve definitely heard my fair share of complaining about jogging strollers.  They’re heavy, they can be cumbersome, and it takes some mindfulness to make sure your form doesn’t suffer. … Read the rest

6 Weeks PostPartum Update

Lila and I have survived a full six weeks, and as much as I have loved almost every minute, I have also missed sharing my journey on my little corner of the internet.  When I found out I was pregnant, I knew my blogging would be impacted, and I honestly didn’t want to create a postpartum plan, since I already knew that the majority of those plans go out the proverbial window. … Read the rest

Our Birth Story

I’m going to give my disclosure at the beginning; this is going to be a lengthy and honest post.  My birth experience was amazing and hard and exhausting and so rewarding.  I don’t honestly know how I could synthesize it down to a bite sized chunk. … Read the rest

I Had A Baby – Brief Birth Announcement

For the last couple weeks of my pregnancy, I decided to take a little blogging break.  I was getting very little sleep, and I honestly just wanted to nap any time I wasn’t working or working out.  I did continue running, walking, and doing some home workouts until the day before I delivered, but most of what I was doing felt very repetitive and not what I would consider exciting enough to share.… Read the rest