joyfully capturing a renewed life
As we welcome the crisp fall air and the foliage begins to grace our days with shades of yellow and orange, I see my baby slipping away and a little boy emerging. It’s not Wyatt’s birthday and I haven’t really tracked his second year like I did his first, but 18 months is a milestone […]
Okay, so he’s been 1 for almost a month now… What can I say? Life with kids happened. You’d think by looking at these first pictures that we had a party for this baby boy. We didn’t really. We had a great grandma, grandparents and uncles little celebration with a big cake and smash cake […]
My baby’s baby-ness slowly slips away each day. It’s both thrilling and sad. I’m about a week late with this AND February’s a short month, which means we are three weeks from Wyatt’s first birthday. Wha?! How? Yeah, I can’t believe how quickly the time’s slipped away. Well, I can and I can’t. I’m a […]
My husband coined his nickname. He’s the mastermind behind most of our playful family names and phrases. He called Wyatt, “Friar Wyatt” for a long time because of his baby bald spot. But now, he’s just “Wy man”. It all started with Dylan and “he’s not mean, he’s not rude, he’s the littlest, tiniest dude”, […]
Are my two front teeth. Wait, even my 9 month old can’t say that. Yes, you heard me correctly. Wyatt turned NINE months old the day after Christmas. I’m still a little shocked. It’s hard to believe we’re already 3/4s of the way through his first year. I mean, it is and it isn’t. A […]
Can you believe it?! Yup, I also feel like I start every one of these posts the same way. But seriously. I ask again: Can you? Maybe the slightly more rested version of me sitting here at my desk can believe he’s that old. The version of me with 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep under my […]
I’m honestly a little shocked by the frequent positive interactions I’ve seen between Wyatt and our cat Abby. Dylan’s always done well with Rue (dog), but he and Abby were more at odds. He’s too aggressive for Abby. Even now, he’s chasing her around roaring at her. I have a million pictures of D with […]
Before I share his 7 month photos, I wanted to look back through his first six months. I really can’t get over just how much he’s changed in such a short time. Also? We’re more than halfway through his first year!! You can tell by the pictures what a happy baby he became after the […]
SERIOUSLY? 6 MONTHS?! I’m not kidding. I’m kind of in denial here. It’s a little hard to get my head around. So here’s the deal: I don’t have any new stats because… ummm… well, I’m an airhead. I completely spaced out Little Hiccup’s six month check-up the day of his appointment last week. I didn’t […]
Can you believe this little dude is FIVE MONTHS OLD already?! I certainly can’t. I know, every parent says that. But seriously! Wow. He’ll be eating solids and crawling and ::gasp:: walking soon. Little Hiccup’s next well check isn’t for another month, so I have no idea about his stats. Rest assured, he’s still huge. […]
I believe love and forgiveness matter and set us all free.
I want to model courage, compassion, and humility to my children through encouragement and respect. I'm working on it a day at a time, not to earn anything, but because I know I'm forgiven by grace and I'm living with a changed heart.
I used to call this blog "NAMAmmaSTE", due to a love for yoga and holistic living. Though still crunchy and a yogi at heart, I felt the title didn't fit me as well as it once did.
Here you will find the thoughts of a very human, somewhat broken wife and mom trying to live in the light and focus on love, courage, and compassion. Welcome to my beautiful mess.
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