A lifestyle blog by Lauren Hartmann
Dear Fern, As you go through life you will unfortunately be bombarded with messages about beauty. Our media portrays a standard of beauty that has been photoshopped beyond recognition and is completely unattainable. Websites and magazines and TV shows…they’ll all seek to convince you that you are inadequate.But I want you to know that…You are […]
One of the best things about having a baby is… Watching all of their “firsts”.This week Fern experienced two firsts: 1) She laughed for the first time. (You can watch the video here) 2) She enjoyed her first bubble experience and you can see that experience below. It was a pretty sneezy event. I’m not […]
It’s really difficult to find cute headbands for babies. Most of them have these monstrous flowers the size of your babies face and they’re just a bit too intense for my liking. Even the simple headbands usually only come in rainbow colors – finding a neutral headband is like finding a twinkie during a zombie […]
When I was pregnant with Fern, I read to her approximately 20 times a day…. because as a preschool teacher I was always reading to my students. Perhaps it was all that reading in utero, but whatever the case, she seems to really enjoy reading books together. My brother-in-law is convinced she’s going to grow […]
Dressing Fern is one of my favorite things. Even though dressing myself isn’t always the most fun these days with my post-baby body, dressing a cute baby girl is always fun. But, just because I like to dress Fern in cute things doesn’t mean I like to spend a ton of money on her wardrobe. […]
Since Fern was born she’s only had a handful of photos taken with an actual camera. Pulling out my iPhone and snapping a quick picture is much easier than digging up a camera and I always have it on me which means I never miss any important moments. The downside to all this technology? You lose […]
