Jen and Abby arrived yesterday! It’s so great to have them here and I have secret plans to keep her locked in the basement for months to come so she can never leave. Don’t worry.
This weekend I took Steve away to Chute Lake, a little resort not too far away where we spent our honeymoon and a few anniversaries since then.
The afternoon was young, the sun was out, and my baby’s tummy was full of milk. The timing was perfect for me to venture out for a stroll through my neighbourhood. I zipped Avelyn into her snowsuit.
I used to hate my middle name. Now I like it so much that I gave it to my daughter as her middle name.
I bought my wedding dress before I was even engaged.
Think back to all of boys you have ever loved: the crushes you harboured in middle school, the awkward and lanky guy who gave you your first wet and disturbingly slobbery kiss at Bible camp (scandalous!), and all the pi
So many of my dear friends have had babies in the past month. When I have gone to visit them in the hopsital, Avelyn in tow, I am amazed at how huge my girl looks compared to the day-old babes.