lyla is now 9 MONTHS OLD y’all! i cannot believe how quickly time is flying. and how badly i wish i could slow everything down. i did a q&a on stories recently and a lot of people asked about my newborn must-haves (which, i share a lot of in this post). so today i thought it would be fun to share all of the items we are loving for lyla right now at 9 months! and / or her favorite things! this age with lyla has been SO fun. she is SO smiley and interactive and has such a big personality already! let me tell ya though this girl is BUSY! she does not like to sit still haha so i wanted to sha ..read more

michael and i bought a lakehouse almost a year ago and it truly is my happy place. i’ve shared lots of sneak peeks + glimpses on stories and anytime i do…i am flooded with DM’s about the decor / asking for links etc! so today i want to share my favorite spaces in the house with you guys + talk about working with urbanology designs to truly make this home our dream space! working with urbanology i started following urbanology on instagram several years ago and fell in love with their style + unique aesthetic. from their website: “Urbanology Designs brings you a one-of-a-kind way of living in an ..read more

hi happy valentine’s day! anytime i share my morning coffee or afternoon matcha on stories, i always get so many DM’s about where my brother is from or what coffee machine we have! so today i thought it might be helpful to round up all of my kitchen essentials in one spot for you guys! my kitchen essentials you can click any product in the collage below to shop! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. PIN IT PIN IT Matcha Latte Green Tea Collagen Powder Tiled Margot Monogram Mug Anthropologie Handheld Milk Frother Bonsen Kitchen ..read more

our little lyla will be 7 weeks old tomorrow and holy moly these have been the fastest 7 weeks of my life! i feel like i’m kind of starting to come up for air and feeling slightly more human this past week. since shiloh and lyla are almost 5 years apart, i completely forgot what newborn life was like, and going from 1 to 2 kids has ROCKED my world – in the best and hardest ways. we are so crazy in love / obsessed with lyla and could not be more thankful for this tiny miracle. and, these past 7 weeks have not been easy! i could definitely write a blog post about our favorite baby items or ..read more

i am in FULL ON mom mode over here with our little lyla (almost 3 weeks old)! so for this “10 random things i’m loving” post…i wanted to share all the baby items we are loving + using every single day! if you are also in the newborn phase, hopefully this post will give you some new baby faves OR ideas for gifts to buy one of your mama friends! 10 random things I’m loving: newborn edition you can click any product in the collage below to shop! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Ergobaby Embrace Cozy Newborn Carrier one of my girlfriends ..read more

it’s taken me a few times to sit down and write this all out…but i wanted to share my birth story today with you guys! i had our little rainbow baby on 8/18, two days past her due date. and i gotta say, the birth did not go as i had planned and was very different than what i was expecting. but at the end of the day…we got a beautiful healthy baby girl out of it (and healthy mom) so truly have zero complaints, and feel so thankful! i’m documenting my birth story for those of you who asked about it but also for my own personal memory so i’m gonna make this more detailed than what you probably w ..read more

so i am officially 38 weeks pregnant tomorrow, which is actually when shiloh arrived! so we’re in full on baby watch mode over here / michael and i have also been in full on nesting mode the past week or two! we both have our hospital bags packed and ready to go. wanted to share with you guys what’s in my bag / the items that i think are key for having in the hospital! when i had shiloh i had some things in my bag that were kind of unnecessary haha so this time i’ve narrowed it down to the items i know i’ll want and use. i feel like people always say ‘you don’t need a lot!’ which is true…but ..read more

alright y’all we’ve officially made it to the end of July! but if you live in texas or somewhere similar…that means we have like 2 months of heat left haha our summers are SO hot and SO long. so if you’re anything like we are…you might be going a little stir crazy at this point / running out of activities to do (especially if your kids aren’t in any kind of summer school or MDO). we’ve had to get creative to keep shiloh entertained and make the days not so miserable bc of the heat! so today i wanted to share with you guys what activities we are loving right now to help you make it through the ..read more

this was the first Nordstrom sale that i can remember that i have felt SO impressed with the baby selection! maybe it’s because we’re currently one month out from my due date haha but this was something i was most excited about his year! nordstrom had so many items that we either used and LOVED with shiloh OR items that have been on my wishlist for baby #2! so today i wanted to round up my top picks in the baby + kids category for you guys! nordstrom sale: baby favorites you can click any product in the collage below to shop! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to v ..read more

y’all i cannot believe i’m already in my third trimester and just about 2 months away from meeting our baby girl! when i was pregnant with shiloh i shared regular ‘bumpdates’ and one of y’all DM’d me recently asking if i’d share more of that with this pregnancy! i honestly hadn’t even thought about it haha but i loved the idea, and today i wanted to share a recap of my second trimester with y’all! favorite outfits i’ve been wearing, must-have beauty products, supplements, cravings and more! overall i feel VERY fortunate that i’ve felt great during pregnancy thus far. i never really got mornin ..read more