I miss my old life. I used to be multi-dimensional. I was a friend and a wife and a lawyer. I was a reader and a writer and a runner and a drinker. I cross-stitched and I had a huge…
Soft + Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies [Vegan]
*Ooey, gooey, soft & chewy vegan chocolate chip cookies, comin’ at ya hot* Vegan baking is the pits sometimes. Baking, unlike cooking, is all about science magic, and when you start significantly altering ingredients, the magic is thrown off and…
The End of Maternity Leave
Today is the first day back to work. Maternity leave is officially over. I didn’t expect my heart to break the way it has. To be honest, when I was still pregnant, I thought that when it came time for…
Three Months With Scout Lucille
You are three months old today! I love your pudgy tummy and leg rolls. Your cradle cap is gone and you have so much hair! I swear, each day, you get a brand new tuft of dark fur on your…
The Four Products That Helped Us Survive Our First Month With a Baby
Happy one month, Scout Lucille ♥ I can’t believe Scout has been with us for an entire month. My heart aches a little, thinking about the month that has gone past, and all of those tiny moments that have already…
Welcome to Earth, Scout Lucille [Her Birth Story]
I’ve tried to write Scout’s birth story a few times. Each time, I sit down, I start to type, and I get weepy. I can’t believe that she is already pushing a month old. Four weeks ago, I had never…
Forty Weeks
Forty weeks pregnant today. Happy due date, Dilly! Seven weeks ago, I would have never believed I’d make it to forty weeks. Baby is as big as a … baby. The app says watermelon (two others say small pumpkin and…