Penelope has been in the hospital for 35 days now. I can’t believe it’s been that long. She went in with flu like symptoms then had two bowel surgeries, was on a breathing tube for two weeks some of which she was also fighting off pneumonia. Following the breathing tube, she had to weaned off of sedation medications. The list of ups and downs from the experience
It’s been a whirlwind of a week. Penelope developed viral pneumonia in her lungs, so she is still on a breathing tube. Because of her belly surgery, they can’t do some of the things that they normally would to speed up her recovery, so it looks like we’ll be here for a while longer. My husband and I love the nurses and doctors that have been caring for
This is the hardest post I’ve had to write so far in my three and a half years of blogging. I want to share what has been going on in my life and why I have been a little MIA. On Thursday February 18th, my daughter Penelope had to have an emergency surgery to fix an issue she was having in her intestines. We spent the next day
Shirt: Lush, Jeans: Tory Burch, Boots: Splendid, Stoller: nuna ‘TAVO™’ Stroller, Hat: Leith, Ring: David Yurman, Bracelet: David Yurman, Watch: Jord On Dahlia: Coat: Gap (sold out, similar pattern here), Jeans: Gap (my favorite kids jeans), Shoes: Toms (her glitter shoes) We got a new ride in the
Dresses: H&M (sold out, similar), Shoes: Freshly Picked (on sale) I love taking pictures of my Dahlia. I thought it would be fun to take some of her and a couple of my nieces and nephews; so we headed outside to take advantage of the beautiful weather. In some of the photos, you’ll notice it is just the younger two. My niece went inside to
Dress: Eileen Fisher, Bracelet: David Yurman, Sunglasses: Karen Walker Both the girls outfits are sold out similar version of Dahlia’s Dress, similar version to Penelope’s romper, Moccasins here I wanted to share some photos of my sweet girls that we took over the weekend. Dahlia, my older daughter, was not feeling the photoshoot meaning Penelope and I are in
My daughter, Dahlia, turned two over the weekend. I wanted to share some photos from her birthday party. She had her party with her cousin, Soren. The kids are six days apart so my sister and I figured we could always celebrate their birthdays together. At this point, the two of them love it. The first picture shows the appetizer the party guests enjoyed. Get ice trays, and fill them
With my due date approaching, I realized the other day that I haven’t done my hospital bag packing. I wanted to share with you all some of my must-haves for the delivery room. I generally find myself picking things that only come in black because, after I had my first, that was about all I wanted to wear. My bag will be full of things that I would generally
Most of the photos by Anna Ligocki My husband, Ryan, and I had the hardest time coming up with the name Dahlia. We could not agree on a name and actually didn’t have one picked until she was born. That was not how we wanted it but we could not agree on any names. Dahlia wasn’t either of our top choices but was one we both liked. Looking
We are welcoming a baby girl in June! Lindsay…