spring babymoon on the oregon coast

growing up, my family spent labor day weekend each year in cannon beach with a big--and i mean huge--group of friends. every year that group got bigger and friends became more like family. it was something my brothers and i looked forward to all summer long. thus, the oregon coast has become very near and dear to my heart. so when david and i were talking about if and where to do a babymoon, cannon beach was the first thing to come to my mind.

12/52

on loving yourself: tips for self-care

here i am sitting in a quiet apartment, cozied up under a blanket with my second cup of coffee steaming within arms reach, a typical nap time scene for me. it has slowly but surely become my sanctuary where i recharge, reflect and rest.

so much has happened since finding myself deep in the throes of motherhood. from struggling with postpartum depression and severe loneliness, to coping with an ever-changing body it's been a long and difficult two years.

11/52

the softest robe by shop pink blush

the story of hadley, part two: pregnant at the altar

my nerves ran wild.

it took everything in me to breathe slowly, let alone attempt to calm myself down.

as i wrapped my arm through my father's, tears began filling my eyes.

i can't do this, dad, i cannot do this.

you'll be fine, he patted my hand and choked back tears of his own.

we rounded the corner and paused at the beginning of the aisle.

first my mother stood, and then the rest of the crowd.

that's when i lost it.

motherhood + pregnancy: what no one told me

white robe by shop pink blush

pregnancy! motherhood! i feel like we try to prepare as much as we can: ask the questions, read the books and the blogs, we receive a whole heck of a lot of unsolicited advice, but once we're thrown into the swing of it all, we realize there is a lot that no one or nothing really could have prepared you for. i thought i would share a few things (serious and funny, alike) that have happened to me and that have helped me over the course of the last few years on this journey called motherhood.

9/52

well, that didn't last long, did it? i had so many good intentions to actually follow through with this plan to take weekly pictures, alas, life happens and if we've learned anything the past few years, it's that you just have to roll with the punches and shake it off.

so we're back, eight weeks later (goodness!) with another 'weekly portrait' of my girls. i'm trying to be more organized lately--writing every single thing i need to remember down in my planner--so here's to hoping i'll be able to make it from here on out ;)