I don’t really write here anymore, at least for now. As Ben got older I started working part-time, and now we’ve added Little Brother, and life feels very full. 🙂 Speaking of little brothers, I’m here to write Luca’s birth story in honor of his 1st birthday. I’m not always great at documenting the cute…
Category: Family
What I’m Into…May 2017
I’m excited to link up with Leigh for her monthly “What I’m Into” series and share what I’ve been into this past month. I LOVE this month, and this year it did not disappoint. I always thought I’d like to have an outdoor wedding in May. Then Bryan proposed in May, and I thought, “Do I…
Oh Hey!
Over the past year, I have been humbled, surprised and honestly downright flabbergasted to see this blog continue to accumulate followers in spite of the radio silence. I’m thrilled if anything I’ve written here has resonated with you, and I appreciate you taking the time to read. I am admittedly not great at being disciplined…
Six Months of Awesome
I’m having a hard time writing about motherhood. It’s too much. I feel all of the things (mostly intense joy). Also, the “mom brain” phenomenon that I heard about has hit me hard, and I’m not my most articulate self lately. I’m not so much with the words. It’s sad, but I’m hopeful that it…
Ben’s Birth Story: The Finale
Here is the conclusion of Ben’s birth story! If you’re still reading, thanks for sticking with me. 🙂 At first, I thought the nurse who was with us during this time was less friendly than the others had been. Then I realized that she was just focused and serious because she needed to be prepared…
Ben’s Birth Story Continued
When they wheeled me off the elevator on the Labor and Delivery floor, I started having a contraction. I was holding my stomach with one hand and gripping the wheelchair with the other while taking short, fast breaths. I remember thinking that it felt like how labor is always depicted in the movies. We wheeled past…
Ben’s Birth Story
Well, I’ve been itching to write again, and I have much to share. Benjamin Walter Rodriguez was born at 3:27pm on April 2nd (his due date). He was 6 lbs, 14 ounces, 20.5 inches long and had a full head of dark hair. We are still beside ourselves with joy that God has chosen us…
Pregnancy is Crazy: Part Two
Here is the link to Part One if you missed it yesterday. I’m blogging my thoughts on pregnancy this week. A few more things about this experience that I want to remember… I want to remember how pregnancy has changed my body image and taught me so much about self-sacrifice and humility. Some days I…
Pregnancy is Crazy: Part One
Pregnancy is crazy. This is the thesis of my two part series. I’m one of those girls that has always wanted to be a mom. Growing up, I often tried to mother my younger siblings and cousins…with mixed results, I’d say. 🙂 Bryan and I have talked about becoming parents from the beginning of our…
A Look Back at 2014
This has been quite a year! Here’s my photo recap… It’s been an amazing year. This exercise of looking back through pictures has reminded me again how grateful I am. 2015 promises to be full of adventure, and I’m ready to welcome it. Happy New Year and Feliz Año Nuevo to…
Spring is in the World 