I am 32 weeks pregnant. I am 32 weeks pregnant. I am 32 weeks pregnant. I am repeating myself in hopes urgency will set in. I have done very little for this one’s pending arrival. I attribute my lack of preparation, up until this point, to chasing around a toddler. he keeps me so busy + as I grow larger, occasionally winded. it is hard work keeping up with him + carrying around this belly! my mom was tired of…
every night, as part of jackson’s bedtime routine, we read a book he handpicks. he brings it to the rocking chair, where the husband + I read, and he takes off to a stool or the floor. these days, it’s rare he’ll sit in…
this holiday season will go down in history as the one I perfected my hot cocoa recipe. let it be known, I believe FULLY in powdered hot cocoa mixes. I say it’s all about the toppings! once your hot cocoa mix is perfectly stirred,…
our little + growing family is calling this christmas a victory! for the first time ever, we finished our gift shopping + wrapping well before christmas eve. we crossed every item off of our holiday bucket list. we baked dozens + dozens of cookies.…
I have the fondest memories of baking holiday cookies with my grandma as a young kid. they were sugar cookies masterfully cut into snowmen, reindeer, santa hats + bells. then covered in powdered sugar frosting + decorated in an obnoxious amount of sprinkles. I…
I love having our home covered in twinkly lights + stockings hung from our fireplace with care. the smell of cookies baking in the oven + cups of hot cocoa overflowing with marshmallows. a continuous loop of christmas movies + music playing in our…
![sometimes you want what you can’t have .. 🤷🏻♀️ - says the pregnant lady looking longingly at a whiskey moscow mule bar 👀
may I recommend an adult beverage for you? maybe for an upcoming super bowl party 🏟 orrrrrr just because, tuesday! 😝 it’s the ideal summer-turned-winter-appropriate cocktail 🥃🍈 [see setup + recipe details on llbychels] #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #whiskeymoscowmule #moscowmule #cocktailrecipe #superbowl #party #cocktailbar #whiskey #jameson](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/08e62fbf050a3551c92904c9fb18d43f/5CBD78D9/t51.2885-15/e35/c126.0.532.532/49586022_387189281853595_8499498861357612166_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "sometimes you want what you can’t have .. 🤷🏻♀️ - says the pregnant lady looking longingly at a whiskey moscow mule bar 👀
may I recommend an adult beverage for you? maybe for an upcoming super bowl party 🏟 orrrrrr just because, tuesday! 😝 it’s the ideal summer-turned-winter-appropriate cocktail 🥃🍈 [see setup + recipe details on llbychels] #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #whiskeymoscowmule #moscowmule #cocktailrecipe #superbowl #party #cocktailbar #whiskey #jameson")
![the husband + I are not ready to move our toddler out of his crib just yet. (there is something so terrifying about him wandering his room while we’re asleep 😬). but we did recently make some “big boy” upgrades - like swapping out the rocking chair for a reading nook 📚
it is now the coziest corner in our entire home and he stinkin’ LOVES it, which makes me so happy!!! 👆🏻🥰 [see details on llbychels] BONUS: the rocking chair was pushed across the hall to the new baby’s nursery! major victory, because #chairsareEXPENSIVE 🤷🏻♀️ http://liketk.it/2zkxv #liketkit @liketoknow.it #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #momlife #toddler #homedecor #pbkids #lovemypbk #readingnook #doodlepants #home #nursery #LTKhome #LTKkids #LTKbaby](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/1b6532765f4595bd39a5de511c03c551/5CC4CE05/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c108.0.864.864a/s640x640/50100476_1205817929593880_9093894984664537322_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "the husband + I are not ready to move our toddler out of his crib just yet. (there is something so terrifying about him wandering his room while we’re asleep 😬). but we did recently make some “big boy” upgrades - like swapping out the rocking chair for a reading nook 📚
it is now the coziest corner in our entire home and he stinkin’ LOVES it, which makes me so happy!!! 👆🏻🥰 [see details on llbychels] BONUS: the rocking chair was pushed across the hall to the new baby’s nursery! major victory, because #chairsareEXPENSIVE 🤷🏻♀️ http://liketk.it/2zkxv #liketkit @liketoknow.it #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #momlife #toddler #homedecor #pbkids #lovemypbk #readingnook #doodlepants #home #nursery #LTKhome #LTKkids #LTKbaby")
