Happy Monday morning!  This weekend was a jammed packed one filled with great friends and fun times. Paige, my best friend since I was 2 years old, had her baby shower on Saturday morning in Hickory.  Laura and I (along with Reid) road tripped up to North Carolina for the shower.  It was great being able to catch up with Laura as we drove up and I am so happy to report that Reid slept the entire way up and back!! I am so blessed that Reid and Campbell (Paige’s baby) will be able to grow up together!  We are already planning that they will be best friends if Campbell…

It has been awhile, but today I am linking up with Amanda for this week’s Thinking Out Loud. Do self-help books really help?  I am currently reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.  I discussed the need to better organize my house and get rid of unwanted things with my sister-in-law, and she surprised me by sending me a copy of the book.  I have never read a self-help book in its entirety (I started the Happiness Project, but never finished it) and am intrigued to see if self-help books really change your thinking.  I have an extremely hard time getting rid of things for the fear of someday needing/wanting…

Happy Thursday! Reid is officially 5 weeks old (young) today.  He is doing great and eating like a champ.  He is over 9 pounds and growing everyday!  Last week was a big week for him, we went on our first overnight trip to Chapin to visit his grandparents for Easter and he celebrated his one month birthday. Reid’s hair is pretty oily–thanks in part to both Drew and my hair–so the best pictures occur right after he has a bath.  We are bathing him about once a week (sounds gross, but he doesn’t do anything to cause him to sweat and bathing this young can dry out their skin).  On…

Life post baby is a lot different from life before baby.  While it is quite the adjustment, I would not change it for the world (I know people always say that, but it is true).  I have had to learn to adapt to not being able to exercise (have to wait 6 weeks even if you have a natural birth–I originally thought that it was just for C-Section), I cannot just go out to the store and go shopping (have to wait until he is at least 4 weeks old, some even say 2 months so that he has his shots), and my sleep schedule is completely different (say goodbye…

Wow has life changed in the past couple of weeks (and that is a total understatement!). As it is fresh (despite sleep deprivation) in my mind, I want to document my birth story with Reid.  I have to admit that even though he was born 2 weeks ago, the intense pain that I remember recapping to my family and friends is now more blurred in my memory.  It may be from the lack of sleep or from the fact that now I have a beautiful and healthy baby boy in my arms, but the pain of labor was all worth it in the end. For starters, my labor story is…

Good morning! I have been obsessed with Hello Fresh ever since we opened the super organized box of fresh food delivered straight to our front door.  I thought that What I Ate Wednesday was the perfect time to talk about my latest obsession! My sister gave me a promotional code for a free box from Hello Fresh.  We were able to choose from either 3 days, 4 days or 5 days of meals.  Drew and I were realistic about our plans and stuck with just 3 days of meals.  We have a tendency to eat leftovers, go out or need our taco Tuesday fix, so 3 meals worked out well…

Wow has this year already started to fly by?! Seriously, the weeks are going by so quickly and then again, it seems like I have been pregnant forever.  Either way it is crazy to me that it is already the middle of January! Today is my wonderful husband’s 29th birthday.  He deserves the world, but sadly I have not had the energy to do much this year ek!  Not to worry, he still has a birthday ice cream cake and a nice dinner to look forward to.  I just have not gone “balls to the wall” this year.  At least I have an entire year to prepare for the big…

Happy New Year (only a few days late)!  We had a fantastic New Year weekend with a lot of relaxation involved.  I have to say that it was a much different way to ring in the New Year than years past, but I would’t have it any other way. Drew and I (and Scout) traveled down to Charleston to celebrate New Years Eve with our good friends, Megan and Brandon.  Megan is also pregnant which makes it so nice as they know exactly what we are going through.  We decided to take it easy and watch the Orange Bowl at their house before getting ready for dinner (Go Tigers!). We…