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Organic? Non-toxic? Plastic free? Affordable? YES PLEASE! I stopped using conventional lotions years ago and switched to almost only coconut oil to moisturize my body. In my pregnancy with Lillian I grew pretty big and gained a lot of weight during a Winter pregnancy. So coconut oil was definitely on my list of Top 5
IT’S A BOY!!!! That’s right! Baby Henesy is a boy. We were blessed with a daughter and now we’ll have a son to complete our family. I would’ve been ecstatic either way (I mean two little girls would’ve been adorable), but I’m feeling lucky to have one of each and to give my husband a
3-tiered light blue pinstripe dress Ruffle sleeved navy and white gingham dress Bump Style with NOM Maternity At just 12 weeks I’m already showing and bumping out a lot sooner than with my first pregnancy. I’ve already grown out of almost all of my pants, even the bigger ones I bought for postpartum. So with
Nothing says Spring like a flowy floral dress. Okay, maybe tulips and budding leaves and birds chirping…. But until then, we’ll prep for Spring style and visit the Domes, Milwaukee’s giant Horticulture conservatory. Lillian also loves visiting the domes and she goes almost everywhere with me. I also wanted to take this opportunity to get
Exploring the Milwaukee Domes with my little photographer Is it Springtime yet?? No, not yet. Several more weeks. And I have to say I’ve been getting some cabin fever over here, in stay at home mom life at the Henesy house. Lillian and I really needed to get out and see some plant life and
Mommy and Me Swimsuits One of the most exciting things about having a baby girl was the opportunity to match with her and dress alike. Well that day and age has finally arrived! We did wear our matching dresses on Mother’s Day and it was precious. And now that Summer has finally arrived for us
As our sweet little Lillian grew from babyhood to toddler life we did the standard transition tasks, like baby gates, dropping the mattress down, and my husband adorably anchoring all the furniture to the wall. We did have to remove the gorgeous starburst mirror from over her changing table until she recently because she kept
As the month of March comes to a close I realized I’ve been dealing with a pregnancy loss for almost the entire month. This is some serious March Madness for me! And at times I definitely feel mad about it. So it seems only fitting to write about the pregnancy loss. One more time. If
Lillian Caroline Baby girl is officially not a baby anymore! Two years old equals toddlerhood and I can say her age in years instead of months. Last year for her first birthday I went all out! Venue, invites, custom cake, decorations, photographer… the works. But this year, I kept it super simple and sweet, with
Goldfish Swimming Lessons This past summer, after noticing that our little Lillian really loved the water and playing at the swimming pool, we knew we wanted to get her into some swimming lessons. Living up here in the Midwest means pools are only open about 4 months out of the year… Then I found Goldfish
A couple weeks ago we did a Lauren and Lillian “mommy and me” session in a sunflower field and apple orchard with Kat of Double You Photography while we waited for daddy to meet us for family pics. So grateful to have some mother-daughter moments captured, as I’m usually the one holding the camera! I
DIY Blackberry Dye Last summer I started experimenting with all natural and organic dyes that come from Mother Nature. Baby onesies are perfect garments to dye and experiment with! Baby will only wear for a few months, will mostly like be stained by other foods, and why not add colors into baby’s basic white onesie
