Category: Motherhood

Our Breastfeeding Journey – Baby #2 + My Mindset Shift

Katie July 10, 2018 0 Comments
Nursing Bra: The Dairy Fairy Ayla Bra in cream c/o | Pajama Bottoms + Robe: Target| Swaddle: Roots + Wings When I had Ry, I knew that I wanted to exclusively breastfeed and I did for 7 months with the help of some great consultants and delicious nursing cookies (more about that journey here). It was a dream that I had always had but as our journey went on, it was so...

What’s In a Name?

Katie June 11, 2018 1 Comment
Y’all I have been wanting to share how we came about naming our sweet baby Riggs! I feel like there are a few random stories to this but stick with me okay?! Before we were pregnant, Cameron and I babysat for our friends and they have two sweet little girls that both have names beginning with the same letter. After a week of stumbling over and mixing up names, Cameron looked at me dead serious...

18 Month Old Daily Schedule

Katie August 21, 2017 0 Comments
Photography: J Petite Photography Before I ever had Ryker, I followed Freshly Picked on Instagram because of the darling kiddo posts and baby fashion. I knew I wanted some of these cute shoes for my son or daughter one day and that was that. I love shoes and so my kid would obviously have the cutest shoes around. Ry loves playing in my shoes because they have bright colors, cool...

The Best Maternity Friendly Dress + Bumpdate

Katie April 13, 2017 0 Comments
Photography by Lauren Iwen Photography I literally cannot say enough nice things about Lauren! She is based in the West Valley with a simply gorgeous in home studio. Look her up if you need maternity, newborn or milestone photos. Dress: PinkBlush c/o| Shoes: Target | Bracelets: Alex & Ani | Lips: Sassy Z + Pink Champagne Layered People told me that it would happen + maybe I was just in...

Why I Chose a Doula

Katie April 13, 2017 0 Comments
Dress: Old Navy (non maternity) || Jacket: Forever 21 || Necklace: Zara in Italy (old) A lot of people have been asking me why I am choosing to use a doula during my second pregnancy. I’m actually really excited to tell you and wrote down my top 5 reasons that I felt a doula would be right for me, Cam and baby. I am also going to do a follow up post after having baby smith to fill you in on...