Archives for December 2014

A Big Girl Room for Jaye

At some point this year, Jaye moved from a crib to her new big girl bed. Which meant no more nursery and time for her own Big Girl Room. At some point after finishing her room, I got around to taking pictures. And now, at an even later some point, I'm sharing them here. Without any further delay, Jaye's Pink and Aqua Big Girl Room! The inspiration for her room was the Children at Play Balloon Fabric from Michael Miller. I used it for her curtains, but since I still wanted blackout curtains, I … [Read more...]

Movie Night and Drinking Coca-Cola Freestyle #AMCandCocaColaFreestyle

This post could be alternately titled, "Phil and I go to see a movie in the theaters for the first time in forever" or "That time we saw Fury on the absolute last night it was playing." We don't get out to see movies in the theaters very often. So it was a great treat to just spend time relaxing last night and watching a movie together--so thank you to AMC Theatres and Coca-Cola Freestyle for sponsoring our date night! Honestly, this past week has been pretty stressful. Both Phil and I have … [Read more...]

Pregnancy After Miscarriage

On March 10, I had a miscarriage. In August, I got a positive pregnancy test. Some random reflections on pregnancy after miscarriage. The positive test after the miscarriage felt different. Quieter. Less exuberant joy. Still very happy of course, but more hesitation. We've been hesitant to announce the news, which is kind of funny since we told people about the miscarriage who hadn't known we were pregnant in the first place. I've also been more hesiteant to really rejoice in the news, … [Read more...]