Hello there! How has it already been 2.5 months since our little Wren was born?  If you remember Bowie's birth story, this one was also like something out of the movies. It's how we do things around here. The birth was so quick (3 hours) that Hal almost missed it! I still laugh about how nothing made it out of my bag - no candles, crystals, essential oils or Hypnobabies this time around. But I'll take fast and furious over long and laborious any day. Makes for a great story, that's for sure. And we're fortunate that we had someone there to help me tell it to you today - our birth photog ..read more

  Hi friends! For those of you don't follow me on Instagram... we had our baby! Meet Wren. He's a pretty cool little man, currently asleep in my arms as I type with one hand. Birth story coming soon!    Since he arrived smack dab in the midst of the holiday frenzy, we decided to combine both events and send out a New Year birth announcement instead of our usual holiday cards. I partnered yet again with Tiny Prints / Shutterfly, because they make the process so incredibly easy. I churned them out in a matter of minutes, which is so very necessary as a sleep-deprived new mama o ..read more

Happy Halloween from The Red Balloon!         ..read more

Our baby boy is going to be a big brother! To another baby boy! I still can't quite believe it myself. Since it took us 3 years to conceive Bowie, I (wrongly) assumed it would take a very long time to get pregnant (and stay pregnant) again. Especially with my "advanced maternal age". But it happened during our very first month of trying, and we weren't even on fertility meds. We were shocked. And terrified. Still are! But excited beyond belief. This baby seems to be very serious about joining us earth side. It's been a smooth pregnancy so far. He's been enduring all sorts of feats, including ..read more

  My second Mother's Day as a mother was simple and sweet. The boys started it off right with breakfast in bed. Believe it or not, this was the first breakfast in bed I've ever received in this house... because we never had a tray table to serve it on! It was always on the "one day" list. Until Modernica came to the rescue. We received their Case Study Bentwood Tray Tablejust in time for Mother's Day. Design nuts that we are, Hal and I are obsessed with practically everything Modernica makes. Especially their bentwood products, which are built and molded right there in the ..read more