One Year of Motherhood

I haven’t blogged in a long time – truthfully i just can’t keep up with it these days. And that’s okay because all of my free time is spent with this amazing little boy right here. My Will. But now while he naps, I have to take a moment do mark his first birthday and […]

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A Mother’s Day Shoot with Kristel Keane Photography

I’ve been waiting months to do a photo shoot with Will. When he was first born we were so strict with quarantining because of the pandemic, and he was such a hard baby that doing a newborn photo shoot quickly went to the bottom of my priority list. Every once in a while I’d get […]

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Life After Infertility

This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples and the chances of you knowing someone going through this experience behind closed doors is an exceptionally good one. It’s something that you can’t go through alone. I know I didn’t, I had an abundance of women reach out to me, to […]

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Six Months Old

Six Months Will | My Petite Joys

Half a year. How can it possibly be half a year since the day Will was born? Its cliche but your perception of time really does change as a parent. Days are long, but somehow weeks can pass and suddenly we have a six month old. It’s hard to blog these days and I’m slowing […]

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Winter Cranberry Orange Bread

Cranberry Orange Bread | My Petite Joys

Cranberry and orange are the fruits of winter and I recently rediscovered this old childhood recipe that my mama used to make for us. My favorite thing about this Cranberry Orange Bread recipe is its wonderful smell. I vividly remember my mom baking this bread as a kid and the fragrance from the orange zest […]

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DIY Baby Silhouette

Baby Silhouette DIY

I’ve always loved the simple minimalism of a silhouette. A few years ago I made some for me and Ted as DIY decor piece for our home, and now that William is arrived I had to make a baby silhouette for him! It’s super super easy and you probably have all the supplies in your […]

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