Mother Love

Good Monday morning, dears!

Our weekend was full of travels as we made our way home to Tennessee from spending the past two weeks in New York for a work trip. It was a fun visit, but I was so ready to get back home. I miss my little house and my KITCHEN mostly, hehe. But we were able to spend time with friends and family and that was good and we loved being able to be back in the Finger Lakes for a visit. The weather was incredible good to us and it was so warm and mild for the majority of our visit that it felt like we were still in the south! And spring has sprung while we were away, and things are green and budding and feeling brand new. My windows and doors are open, and there is something about the fresh springtime air that breaths new life into your soul, right?

Here are a few inspiring + interesting bits for your Monday::

– so incredibly inspired by this woman’s beautiful soul
– LOVE THIS X ONE-THOUSAND
– let’s talk about authenticity
– whaaaaat?!

What about you: what did you do over your weekend?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

It’s so funny how you start to notice all the sweet little babies once you have your own little one.

I guess you easier see more of whatever you have going on in your own life, because I remember when I was pregnant, I felt like I would see pregnant woman everywhere. Now I don’t think about seeing as many pregnant women, but I do see babies all over the place! We’ve been so lucky to make some super sweet friends at our new church in Nashville who are all first-time parents to little ones that are all close in age to our little one. It’s been so fun and inspiring to connect with other parents who are in the same stage of life that we are, and we all “get” each other when we start talking about our respective baby’s poopy diapers or sleep habits or whatever.

Cari and Holly are two mama-friends that I met at our church a few months ago, and we immediately connected since we all have baby girls that were born within a month of each other (cari’s girl, ivy, was actually born the same day as ayla!). These two mama’s are the founders and owners of Tiny Fancies, a baby style-blog AND apparel line. The tees and onesies made by Tiny Fancies are seriously some of the softest baby pieces that we have in our closet, and I just wish they had them in adult sizes yet, hehe! Check out the Tiny Fancies website, give them a follow on Instagram (they are a fun account to follow!), and get one of these darling tees for your sweet little one! Or they would make a fun gift for an expectant mother or for your niece/grand-daughter/friend’s baby. Plus, they offer FREE SHIPPING! I always feel like free shipping is one of the best gifts in the world.

What about you: do you have fellow mamas in the same stage of parenting as you do to relate to? Is it encouraging in your journey as a mama/parent?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!