Andy and I welcomed our beautiful baby girl to our family last week.  Hailey Joy Crandall was born on Nov 29, 2017, and weighed a healthy 8 pounds 9.4 oz.  I'm lucky that she was born a week early because I didn't want to find out how much bigger she could have gotten! If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen a few of these pictures, but we are feeling very blessed to ... Read More

39 weeks.  I'm grateful to know that I have a really healthy baby but these last few weeks of pregnancy are pure torture.  Sleep is non-existent, heartburn is constant and the back pain is killing me.  I told my husband that pregnancy gives your body and an idea of what it feels like to be 80 years old; heartburn, bladder problems, backaches, exhausted after walking anywhere, ... Read More

I was crazy when I was pregnant with my first baby.  I would always try and make my "normal" clothes fit for as long as possible.  The best thing that I've done this pregnancy was to find clothing that fits well and works for a growing baby bump.  A coat that can actually zip comfortably over a baby bump is the best investment you can make if you are pregnant during the ... Read More

It's not easy to feel beautiful at 38 weeks pregnant.  For real.  I'm mostly feeling uncomfortable and feeling like I really don't want to be pregnant anymore BUT..  since I'm still pregnant, I'm glad that Kimi + Kai made a dress that is comfortable to wear and makes me still feel put together and beautiful.  I also love that a lot of their dresses on their website are ... Read More

I'm planning on surviving these cold, rainy Pacific Northwest mornings by spending all our time wearing Christmas Pajama's, reading all our favorite books and snuggling up in our Saranoni blankets.  Ever since these blankets made their way into our house, Carly has hardly let them go! I keep telling her that she is going to have to share them with our new baby and she says she ... Read More