LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!This is the third and final part of our trip recap to Utah for ELLA FEST! What is Ella Fest, you ask?Only THE festival of the year. Maybe of my life. That’s all. 🙂I’m going to err on the side of privacy here and not share a lot of details (those are for my sister and my niece to hold!), but adoption and foster care have both evolved a LOT in the last few decades. I grew up in a family that decided to become a licensed foster home, and ever since...…LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!This is the third and final part of our trip recap to Utah for ELLA FEST! What is Ella Fest, you ask?Only THE festival of the year. Maybe of my life. That’s all. 🙂I’m going to err on the side of privacy here and not share a lot of details (those are for my sister and my niece to hold!), but adoption and foster care have both evolved a LOT in the last few decades. I grew up in a family that decided to become a licensed foster home, and ever since...WW…

LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!My Dayton boy is 9-months-old now, so I’ve had a bit of time and space to think about his birth. I’m really excited to share these thoughts with you! As with all things related to parenting, take what you want and leave the rest. I’m not trying to convince anyone to do anything here. I’m merely sharing my own experiences! Treat it like a buffet – take what’s helpful, and leave the rest. Dayton’s labor progressed sooo quickly, and he was born...…LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!My Dayton boy is 9-months-old now, so I’ve had a bit of time and space to think about his birth. I’m really excited to share these thoughts with you! As with all things related to parenting, take what you want and leave the rest. I’m not trying to convince anyone to do anything here. I’m merely sharing my own experiences! Treat it like a buffet – take what’s helpful, and leave the rest. Dayton’s labor progressed sooo quickly, and he was born...WW…

LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!powered by Proxi ^ First photo of the trip is the prep to leave… I sometimes get frustrated when I see influencers with kids traveling all around, wearing amazing outfits on the beach and capturing incredible photos. And I’m just like HOW??? It takes so much coordination and prep work to get away for the weekend!For instance, here was one factor: I left 95 ounces of breastmilk in the freezer for Dayton. That was several months of planning...…LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!powered by Proxi ^ First photo of the trip is the prep to leave… I sometimes get frustrated when I see influencers with kids traveling all around, wearing amazing outfits on the beach and capturing incredible photos. And I’m just like HOW??? It takes so much coordination and prep work to get away for the weekend!For instance, here was one factor: I left 95 ounces of breastmilk in the freezer for Dayton. That was several months of planning...WW…

LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!Today’s Monday Chat is definitely a personal one. It’s something I’ve been working through and meditating on and haggling ever since I started blogging. I’ve slowly found a couple things that work for me when it comes to dealing with instagram jealousy, and I’m going to share them all with you in detail!This post was originally published in 2019 and has been updated for 2021.I recently took a maternity leave from instagram and signed off of the...…LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!LOOKING FOR ALL MY AUSTIN RECS? CHECK OUT MY NEW SITE, THE AUSTIN THINGS!Today’s Monday Chat is definitely a personal one. It’s something I’ve been working through and meditating on and haggling ever since I started blogging. I’ve slowly found a couple things that work for me when it comes to dealing with instagram jealousy, and I’m going to share them all with you in detail!This post was originally published in 2019 and has been updated for 2021.I recently took a maternity leave from instagram and signed off of the...WW…