Jonah’s NEWBORN PHOTOS
Popping in between snuggles to say hi, hello, happy Friday – I cannot believe it’s already been 7 weeks with out Jonah man. 🙂 I knew this time around, I really hoped to be able…
View PostJonah’s Nursery
Jonah’s nursery is complete! It felt only fitting to do a cute safari themed nursery for our little wild man. 🙂 Ironically, he’s the world’s chillest baby so far – but his heart is fierce…
View PostCOOL SH*T I LOVELOVELOVE – Monthly Favorites, July 2023
JULY – what a month. The absolute, obvious highlight and numero uno favorite goes to our cutie patootie, Jonah James. Birth story to come. 😉 But man oh man, the month has been a hot,…
View PostWhat’s in my Hospital Bag…
Can’t believe it’s that time already. I know so many mamas *stress* over their hospital bag situation and scour the web for every hospital bag checklist under the sun – let me be the first to…
View PostWhat I Registered for for Baby #2 (Age gap + different gender!)
One of the most popular Q’s in DMs and Question Boxes on Instagram Stories lately has been for insight on baby registry must haves – and specifically, ideas to put on a baby registry for…
View Post32 WEEKS
32 weeks. 32 weeks!!! IYKYK – this week is a big freaking week for us in the Gwynn house. We just had our 32 week checkup at Maternal Fetal Medicine (which I’ve been seeing often this pregnancy since…
View PostBABY SHOWER DRESSES under $100
With Mother’s Day right around the corner and babies on the brain (hi hello it’s me, 31 weeks pregnant), it felt like high time to share pretty options for anyone in the market for a…
View PostWhat no one tells you before getting pregnant…
*This post was originally published back in 2018 after I had Liv – so it was high time to update being pregnant again 4.5 years later! It’s funny how many things I’m experiencing this time…
View PostIt’s a…
BOY!!! AHHH!!! Baby Gwynn is a BOY, and this has been the hardest secret to keep for nearly two months now. 🙂 Although ironically, both J + I knew it was a boy this time…
View PostFirst Trimester Must Haves
Still can’t believe I’m pregnant. REALLY can’t believe I’m already in my second trimester! First trimesters are so…weird. There is so much unknown, so much excitement, so much secrecy, when it can also be a…
View PostOlivia’s Favorite Books (12-24 Months)
It’s Liv’s birthday week and I’m still feelin’ all the feels. It’s like what’s next – Kindergarten? A driver’s license? College?!? I told her to stay my baby forever and she’s not, so I think that’s grossly…
View PostA Few of Olivia’s Favorite Things
These are a few of her favorite things…are you singing The Sound of Music yet? 😉 I recently realized that Coming Up Roses has been LACKING in kid content lately – and for that, to…
View PostThe Reality of being a Work-at-Home Parent (+ Our Schedule, 3-12 Months)
Probably one of the MOST frequently asked Q’s since Olivia entered stage left was, “What’s your schedule like?” and also “How do you get it all done??????” Oh, sweet friend…I don’t. Simple as that. One of…
View Post33 Ways to Prepare for a Baby
Who’s so beyond ready for a shortened work week?? *ALL RAISES HANDS* Lately, it feels like everyone and their sister has got babies on the brain. Maybe it’s just my Instagram feed, or maybe it’s…
View PostWonder Woman (Olivia Grace Updates…!)
I cannot contain my excitement. Today is a BIG BIG DAY on the blog, folks. Because we’ve got some BIG BIG news on the Olivia Grace front. Namely…THE TUBE IS OUT! FOR GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve got…
View PostHow our Marriage has Evolved with a Baby
I cannot believe I’m saying this, but…today is Olivia’s 6 month-iversary. SIX MONTHS. I mean, just yesterday she was born and I was having a catheter put up my vagina (whoops) and then we spent…
View Post10 Ways we’ve been Babyproofing our House
TGIF, friends! There’s still snow on ground in Philly, but I’m convinced sprring is right around the corner – namely because Daylight Savings us happenings this weekend, so springing ahead HAS to mean sunshine +…
View PostOur Must-Have Baby Things (+ what we didn’t use…)
This post is so ironic. Namely because it was supposed to be up, oh, a good 9 hours ago? HA. Newborn life, I’ll tell ya. It’s been comical because one of the most requested thing…
View Post73 Days in the NICU.
Here we go, folks. I haven’t exactly been looking forward to this post. But my hope is that it serves as a bit of a memory bank for us, a peek inside for outsiders, + a…
View Post#AskE – New Mom Edition, Part 1
TGIF, friends! Yesterday I asked y’all on Instastories what post you wanted to see tomorrow versus later, so here we are with another #AskE Q&A post – hollah! The funny part: EVERYTHING asked was/is about Olivia,…
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