Tag: mom life

  • Jenna

    32: Into the Wild

    I turned 32 last week.  How does it feel? As my dad used to say, “It feels just like 31!” Many things are the same. Instead of perfume, I still rub “chill pill” essential oil balm onto my wrists and neck. The first time I look at my hair in the morning is typically in […]

  • Jenna

    In & Out of Mom Mode

    As I dive deeper into motherhood, I feel like I’m growing further and further away from my carefree, 20-something former self. Ryan just kindly informed me that we are closer to Maisley’s first day of high school than to our first day of high school. He loves saying shit like that. My favorite little sister** […]

  • Jenna

    Life with Two Kids

    Now seven weeks into life with two kids, I often get asked how things are going.  “It’s hard,” I reply honestly. “Two kids is no joke!” We are in it. Having two kids is the hardest honor I’ve been blessed with. Somehow two feels like triple the work and I feel like I should need […]

  • Jenna

    First Steps on Mother Turf

    Maisley, You took your first steps today. We have been coaxing you to walk for a few weeks now, but you never take our bait in the form of a yellow sneetch or a sparkly blue ball. We were out in the beautiful sunshine at Choice in Carlsbad. Just you and me. It’s one of […]

  • Jenna

    A Little Baby Tooth

    Maisley has managed to sprout not one, but two baby teeth in the last month. I can’t even explain my excitement when that first tooth popped through. More than rolling over. More than her first bite of avocado. Even more than crawling. “Ryan, can you see it?!” “No seriously, come feel it, it’s so sharp, […]