Something Sweet for Someone Sweet …

Dads are tough to get gifts for. My dad has pretty much everything – an entire closet full of enviable shoes, tons of Robert Graham button ups (which are his favorite, and were fool proof as a gift until he owned most of them) and every toy a guy could ever want from a boat to the vintage Chester O’chimp dolls he collects from ebay.…

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My Top Black Friday Finds + Gift Guide

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 I am not a huge fan of crowds, so i’ve been loving shopping all of these sales from my bed! Here’s a few of my favorite promotions, and some of my top finds for less! Hope this helps you with some holiday shopping! J.Crew: Everything is 40% off!…

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NYC Holiday Shopping With Hudson & Uber

Everything becomes more challenging to accomplish with a newborn. There’s certain things I just know we’ll have to skip this year, like visiting the tree in Rockefeller center because of the crowds, but I am feeling super accomplished after tackling some holiday shopping with Hudson in tow! It was his first time in NYC, and we couldn’t have done it without the help of UberX.…

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Red Hook, Brooklyn

I’ve been feeling comfortable enough to whip out the boob and adventure into the world with our baby boy. We changed him in the trunk of the car, I fed him on a bench in a park looking out at the statue of liberty, and this whole parenting thing is starting to get a little easier. Red Hook is one of our favorite places in…

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Where I Found Baby Gear That Fits My Aesthetic

Jonathan Adler Sensory Gym  Back when we lived in Miami, there was a Jonathan Adler store in the Design District that we used to frequent. I always loved his quirky design style, so when I found out he was designing a capsule collection of baby gear, I knew it would fit in perfectly to our home. One of my biggest fears about having a baby…

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Fresh Air & Fall Leaves w/ Rockport

Thanks to Zappos.com and Rockport for partnering on this post!  One of my biggest priorities after labor was to take care of myself and find the time to get dressed every day, and get out of the house. I know, maybe I am crazy for being unable to sit still in PJ’s, but I love this time of the year, and I hate the feeling…

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Hudson’s Birth Story

It is hard to put the experience of laboring a baby into words, and while I am usually not sappy or overly maternal, the experience changed me. It changed my marriage. It changed my body. It changed my entire life. It’s something that was so difficult, but so worth it, and I couldn’t imagine living life not experiencing it. Here goes, here is my birth…

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World, Meet Hudson!

… and just like that, life will never ever be the same again. Hudson David Degreff | 8 lbs 7 ounches & 21 inches Born on November 7th at 11:40 am I can’t really think of the right words to describe what it feels like to become a mom. It’s so overwhelmingly beautiful, and the love I feel for my husband and my baby is…

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Seasonal Nostalgia

* Paid for by Refinery29 and Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments A few years back, Matt and I decided to pack a carry-on, fly cross-country to California, and rent a VW van to roadtrip & live in to celebrate the holiday season. It’s my favorite holiday adventure to date, and we dream of repeating it all the time. We named our VW “Sunny Delight” and spent Christmas Eve…

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Last Post With Belly + Final Thoughts // 40 Weeks!

Pregnancy is weird. I wasn’t ever the kind of person who felt like I had maternal instincts, or like my life would revolve around becoming a mom, but I admit I did wonder how my own story would be written, and how I would look with this belly on me. Would we find out we were expecting out of the blue, or would we plan…

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