Now that Hartley's birth announcements have hit mailboxes near and far, I wanted to share them here too. Because I love them that much :) Choosing a design proved to be quite the task...there were just too many great options. I knew I wanted to use this particular picture of Hartley, so the "my photo" function made it much easier to visualize what it would look like with each design. I started narrowing down the pool little by little, and ultimately, it was this verse that helped us ...
FriYAY!
Happy Friday, friends! I know I've been MIA from the ol' blog lately...I've been MIA from the shower too, which is much more embarrassing. Oh but someday I'll have time to blog and shower more...right? ;) But for now, it's Friday and I've got 5 random thoughts...so let's hop to it! one. Today's the last day for BOGO 1/2 off shoes at Target. I snagged these 2 pairs (for less than $40 total!) and loooooove them both. Can you believe the sandals are way comfier than my real Birkenstocks?!? They ...
Hartley: 1 Month
Height: 22.1 inches Weight: 9 pounds 6 ounces Head: 14.35 inches Dear Hartley, This has officially been the fastest month of my life. Yours too? ;) Even though you're still just a little nugget, you already seem so big to me. I feel like we were at the hospital preparing to meet you just yesterday...but at the same time, I can hardly remember what our days were like before you were here. In your 31 days of life, you've already brought so much joy to our family. I had really hoped you would ...
Hartley’s Here
Don't mind the two week delay...she's HERE! Hartley Evans Calcara March 2nd at 10:25am 7 lbs 9 oz 19.75 in We are settling in as a family of five and just completely smitten with this little angel. Every day I realize more and more what a miracle she is and how blessed we are to have her. Now let me back up and start from the beginning...okay? I feel like everyone I've ever met knows about my platelet issue by now. Sorry about that!! Well as we got closer to my due date, the darn ...
Midnight Blogging…Because, Why Not?
I guess 4am blogging would be a better descrption. Yikes! There is something peaceful about being the only one in the house awake and having a clean first floor to myself...but still, I'd rather be sleeping! So what's the insomnia about? Well I started another round of steroids yesterday, because--you guessed it--my darn platelets were back down (after an exciting jump earlier in the week). Are you tired of hearing about my platelets yet? Did you even know what platelets were until ...
Adventures in Babysitting: Our Experience with Nounou Neighbors
We lived in Houston for the first 21 months of Arden's life, and during that time we got a babysitter....twice. And would you believe she never even met Arden? Yep, I only made plans for after bedtime. I'm sure it seemed crazy to that sweet high school babysitter, but leaving our entire world with a practical stranger just wasn't an easy thing for me. Fast forward to today. We are so lucky to be in Kansas City with my parents who are always willing and eager to watch our kiddos. Just the other ...