12 Bedroom, Beachfront Home in North Topsail, North Carolina

12 Bedroom, Beachfront Home in North Topsail, North Carolina

A 12-bedroom home that doubles as an event venue located steps from the beach in North Carolina? Oh yes - learn more about this stunning property and how you can book your stay at Sea Haven.

Happy New Year! Life Updates & More

Happy New Year! Life Updates & More

Hey guys, It's been awhile, Happy New Year! I am not sure how 2023 was for you - perhaps it was filled with joy, family time, travel, adventure, and peace - maybe you made it through all of the books you said you would read in a year, maybe you didn't - maybe you experienced [...]

Our Family is Growing!

Our Family is Growing!

TW: Infertility Our family is growing! Given my transparency around our use of IVF to conceive Asher, I wanted to share a little bit about our process to conceive this little one through a frozen embryo transfer with our same clinic in Massachusetts.

A year in Family Photo Shoots

A year in Family Photo Shoots

Within a 12-month span we hired four separate photographers to capture important moments in our life. In February, 2021 we found out we were pregnant after years of trying to start a family. That set off the search for my first photographer, Jasmine at New Wave Photography. I wanted someone who could capture our joy [...]

Most Used Baby Products: Months 6-9

Most Used Baby Products: Months 6-9

The third in the four-part series: I have decided to do a post for each 3 month growth period until Asher turns 1 year old (in October, 2022)! Babies go through so many changes in this first year, and with that the products that we used most continued to change! Hopefully this helps you navigate [...]

Most Used Baby Products: Months 3-6

Most Used Baby Products: Months 3-6

Time is a thief. It is hard to believe our peanut is 7 months old already - but any caregiver knows just how long the nights and how short the years are. As everyone predicted, I am missing the middle of the night snuggles and daytime contact naps, but we are all enjoying the extra [...]

Most Used Baby Products: Months 0-3

Most Used Baby Products: Months 0-3

Are you expecting or know someone that is? I am breaking down my most used baby products from months 0-3 to help ease the stress of navigating the overwhelming baby product market! Have a product that you or your baby loved that isn't on here? Share it in the comments to help the mommas out there!

Carissa’s Top Pregnancy Purchases

Carissa’s Top Pregnancy Purchases

Hey Everyone! I'm going to keep this short and sweet - because us momma's / soon-to-be momma's don't have time to read through a bunch of nonsense. I am 38 weeks pregnant (woohoo) and getting closer to meeting this baby boy! Yes we think we have a name and no I am not sharing it [...]

IVF – Let’s Make Some Embabies – Our Infertility Journey: Part Two

IVF – Let’s Make Some Embabies – Our Infertility Journey: Part Two

Trigger Warning: This post shares details surrounding our IVF journey. The purpose of this post is to share the details of our unique infertility journey and experience with the IVF process. We are deeply transparent here, so please be kind. We are also happy to answer any questions you may have - so feel free to reach out.