Over the past two weeks, I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from blogging…to finally welcome into the world my baby boy “Chili!  So many emotions have filled my heart upon meeting this amazingly angelic creature – beginning with immense love.  I never imagined how much I could love someone until I met him.  He […]

With the final stretch before my due date approaching, reality is beginning to hit me.  In just two short weeks, I will be full-term and know that now, baby can actually come at any moment. What worries me most, is that there is still so much left to be done before then.  The nursery needs […]

What a great weekend! Not only did it feel like early summer weather-wise, but I was lucky enough to have a second baby shower, courtesy of my mother and sisters, for the other half of my family unable to make the first shower.  I was thrilled to finally spend some quality time with everyone and […]

This past weekend I had my very first pregnancy photo shoot!!! My husband’s friend offered to capture this very special time in our lives, and simultaneously build her portfolio.  So, like any excited momma-to-be, I dolled myself up with a new haircut/color, dress, shoes and accessories to complete the look. Although we’ll have to wait […]

What a great weekend!  Both my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law hosted a baby shower for Charlie and I to help us gather some very necessary items for baby Chili.  We received tons of adorable outfits, bouncers, car seat, high chair, stroller, glider and crib!  Everything looked beautiful and I’m lucky to say that another one isn’t […]

This Saturday was the second part of our childbirth prep class.  Yes, 10 a.m. was still a bit early for the both of us, but our eyes lit up at the sight of the Dunkin Donuts munchkins waiting for us on the table :)! The session began with a review of the different types of […]

This weekend, my husband and I got up bright and early to attend our first childbirth preparation class!  It was the one class that I knew we needed to sign up for, to be as ready as we’d ever be for the reality of childbirth! We had a bit of a rough start to the […]