It feels like I’ve gotten a million questions from other moms or expectant moms on the transition from 1 to 2 kids… so here’s the deal.

This year, I saw life come firsthand, and I’ve been watching it leave. I have felt it come in like a lion, roaring, and witnessed it going out like a lamb—softly, slowly.

Ugh, the charm! Its tiny streets are lined with lived-in white plaster walls, so characteristic of Andalusia, with pops of coral, orange, cobalt, butter, brick, and yellow.

Consider this my pitch for why you should do it.

It feels like I’ve gotten a million questions from other moms or expectant moms on the transition from 1 to 2 kids… so here’s the deal.

This year, I saw life come firsthand, and I’ve been watching it leave. I have felt it come in like a lion, roaring, and witnessed it going out like a lamb—softly, slowly.

Learning how to shop for 8-month-old Grace has been just that—a learning process.

I’ve now had over two months with Grace to know what things I’m so happy I had on hand for her arrival, what things I’ve since Amazon Prime’d at 4am, and what things I probably could have gone without.

Learning how to shop for 8-month-old Grace has been just that—a learning process.

I’ve been team one-piece/high-waisted for years now, and it’s not changing anytime soon.

Baby #2’s nursery is underway!

Let me start by saying, I love this bathroom—I love the way the light pours in and bounces off the glass in the shower for a few hours in the early afternoon, I love its old character with the square window that opens from the top and hangs by a chain and the original medicine cabinet.

Summer food forever (thanks to my CSA box).

I forgot how this thing that sounds fancy is made with pretty basic pantry staples.

I’d be nothing without arugula.

The best part about panzanella is that it’s kind of a kitchen sink salad, and measurements are rough, lazy, and forgiving.