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The Best Baby Name Signs for Your Nursery

The Best Baby Name Signs for Your Nursery

As we were thinking about ways to affordably transform Evie’s neutral nursery into something a little different for baby sister, adding a sign with baby’s name on it kept showing up in all of my inspiration pictures. But with so many options available online, how do you pick? We’re rounding up the best baby name…

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Easy, Super Absorbent 10 Minute Baby Burp Cloths

Easy, Super Absorbent 10 Minute Baby Burp Cloths

One of the best gifts we received before E was born was a big stack of homemade burp cloths from a dear friend of ours. They were soft and incredibly absorbent, and having so many meant we never had to worry about what was in the wash. Baby E, with her homemade burp cloths from…

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Evie’s Neutral Nursery Reveal

Evie’s Neutral Nursery Reveal

Evie’s room has been a labor of love.  It took 8 paint samples and two full coats before we found the color we wanted. Cody painstakingly hung, then moved, then rehung frames and walk shelves to appease his (at the time) very pregnant wife. (Apparently pregnant Ashley = indecisive Ashley.)  I hot glued myself to…

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Maintaining a Fit Pregnancy: Weight Gain Week-by-Week

Maintaining a Fit Pregnancy: Weight Gain Week-by-Week

Moment of honesty: I spent my fair share of time during my recent pregnancy googling for photos of other women at various stages in their pregnancy to see how much weight they gained, where they gained it, and how it compared to my journey.  So much about pregnancy isn’t really discussed, and I had very…

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35 Week Pregnancy Update + Baby Shower Recap

35 Week Pregnancy Update + Baby Shower Recap

We’re coming up on full term with Baby Hetrick, y’all! Maternity ward tour is done, baby boot camp was a success (C officially knows how to change a diaper!), and the doctor says everything is looking good.  It’s crazy to think that in as little as a week and a half, we could be holding…

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Maternity Photoshoot Dress Help Needed!

Maternity Photoshoot Dress Help Needed!

We’ve hired the amazing Becca Sue Photography (an expecting mama herself!) to take our maternity photos next month – yay! Becca took the photos for our announcement and I could not be more pleased with how those turned out, despite how I felt that day. C and I decided to go a little glam with…

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Pregnancy Update + A Nursery Preview

Pregnancy Update + A Nursery Preview

This past Saturday marked 27 weeks pregnant with Baby H.  Admittedly, I haven’t been doing a great job of documenting this pregnancy and there’s a huge part of me that feels like I should.  This is our first little one, after all!

Must-Have Maternity Deals

Must-Have Maternity Deals

Black Friday deals helped us save BIG on prep for Baby H, from the Pottery Barn rocker I shared on my Instastories that was (mis)marked down to $300 over the weekend to the new camera for capturing all of our little girl’s moments to a pack n’ play at a fraction of the original price. …

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We’re Expecting!

We’re Expecting!

I am beyond thrilled to announce that the hubs and I are expecting our first little one in April 2018.  To be honest, the whole thing came as a bit of a shock to us.  I had been told by numerous doctors over the years that I may never be able to have biological children.  It wasn’t…

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