1st Trimester

I’m in the kitchen tonight getting ready for Deia’s 3rd birthday party tomorrow. Pregnant, yet again. Licking the batter from a Betty Crocker Confetti Cake Mix. Eww? Yum? I don’t really know at this point. The truth is, you can’t judge unless you’ve been pregnant with a baby that rocked your world. Let me … Continue reading Betty Crocker Turns 3!

How is it that a pregnant woman can be so exhausted and want to go to sleep so badly and then when she finally falls asleep she has to wake up to pee or “just because” and then lies there unable to go back to sleep? My first pregnancy with Gavin I had to pee … Continue reading A Right of Passage

Spencer and I loved watching National Geographic, In the Womb DVD every few weeks during my first pregnancy. It was interesting to see what was going in inside of my growing belly at different stages. It definitely made it seem more real. This second time around, we have enjoyed watching it with Gavin and explaining … Continue reading Pregnancy DVD Recommendations

When I first got pregnant with Gavin, I couldn’t wait to go to Borders to browse the pregnancy section and pick out a book to buy. I had heard about “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and I did end up having that one by my bed. I enjoyed reading it each week to mark … Continue reading Pregnancy Book Recommendations

The first time I got pregnant, we were in Europe. Rome of all places, right by the Trevi Fountain. We got to celebrate with an Italian lunch of delicious pasta and even a few sips of wine. We went and bought Spencer a linen suit. When in Rome…. Then we got on a plane and … Continue reading Two lines

Two years ago today, spring brought me a flower in the form of Gavin Jordan Klein. That flower burst my heart open wide and caused it to exponentially grow like I never knew was possible. What a most wondrous two years it has been with him, filled with adventure, laughter, amazement, love, and growth. Being … Continue reading Seed(s) to Flower(s)

Unfortunately, I have no pictures from the final week on tour. The shows were so fun, too, because we had a ton of friends and family come to each one. In Portland, we got lots of time off and got to get lost in the BEST bookstore ever: Powell’s. And delight in our favorite Vegan … Continue reading Portland, Vancouver, San Francisco, San Diego, Irvine, LA, Santa Barbara

I don’t know. Red Rocks is pretty hard to beat. Until you see a show at The Gorge in Washington. Wow. We showed up at our hotel, which was on a vineyard, at around 3 AM or something. We chose to get off the bus and go get in bed. The rooms were heavenly and … Continue reading (gorge) ous

We had a nice couple days in Boulder exploring the little down town area. I don’t want to label it as nausea, but my hormones are definitely changing. I think is what I discovered is that I have to eat ALL THE TIME. If I let my stomach get empty then it’s a fast moving … Continue reading Red Rocks

We’re back in the groove….enjoying seeing family and friends at all the shows. Spencer’s buddies came to the Raleigh show, we had a break at the Atlanta show and then a ton of the Padia family came to the Kansas City show, as well as Cortney and Dan. It was so fun to see everyone … Continue reading Raleigh, Atlanta, Kansas City

We met up with the crew in Boston, on my 29th birthday. It was so good to see the kids and our “family.” The Johnsons and the Gills and Spencer and I went to Thai food that night. While everyone was getting their drinks I told Moe to come over and I had a … Continue reading Boston. NYC. DC. Philadelphia. phew.