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Mac is 2 months!

May 15, 2013 duchessoffork 4

Big Mac, Your second month has come and gone and we are loving life with you. Julia is starting to warm up to you and even asks for you each morning when she wakes up. I think you’ll be a tough little boy because Big Sister can be a little rough with you. You handle &he …

Mac’s Birth Announcements

May 9, 2013 duchessoffork 7

The talented Kristy of Allison Powell Designs created Mac’s birth announcements and I couldn’t be happier with them. They’re simple and classic and beautifully announce our newest blessing to the world. If you need any custom design and printing jobs done I …

Body After Baby {1 Month}

April 24, 2013 duchessoffork 15

Nearly six weeks have passed since Mac was born and I’m ready to get back to my pre-baby health and fitness practices. I’m not concerned with getting “skinny”- I just want to return to the state of mind and physical shape that I was before Mac was born …

Mac is One Month!

April 17, 2013 duchessoffork 7

Dear Mac, You’ve been on this earth for one whole month now! The past four weeks have flown by and it’s already hard to remember life without you. Your first month has been quite busy. We moved two weeks after you were born and have spent the last couple weeks get …

Newborn Essentials: The Second Time Around

April 12, 2013 duchessoffork 5

When I was pregnant with Julia I loved picking the brains of new moms about what products they actually used (and loved) with their babies. I knew I didn’t want to register for a bunch of items that were just going to collect dust. When I got pregnant with Mac I started …

back in the land of the living {barely}

April 2, 2013 duchessoffork 8

I’m still here! It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks, but I’m alive and well. Just wanted to check in and fill you in. 1. We moved over the weekend. I cannot imagine anything worse than moving 3600 square feet worth of junk with a toddler and a two week old …

Guest Post: Life with Two Under Two

March 20, 2013 duchessoffork 10

Hi, I’m Colleen and I blog at Moments Pass Slow. I’m so excited to be here guest posting for Molly while she prepares to welcome her second baby into the world! I recently became a mother to my second baby in less than 18 months! My first, Lyle, was born in August …

Welcome Baby Mac!

March 16, 2013 duchessoffork 18

On Thursday, March 14th, at 3:48 in the afternoon, we welcomed Thomas McConnell Carter into the world. Mac is 7 lbs 6 oz and 21.5 inches of pure baby boy sweetness. I’ll save his birth story for another day. I didn’t end up getting my VBAC, but we have a healthy b …

Bump Update: 39 Weeks {almost there!}

March 14, 2013 duchessoffork 6

***Warning: bare belly shots in the post!*** How far along? 39 weeks, 2 days Size of baby: Nearly 7.5 lbs and the size of a mini watermelon. Total weight gain: +33 pounds Gender: I still keep going back and forth. We’ll know soon enough. Movement: The baby is so cram …

as long as I’m living my baby you’ll be

March 12, 2013 duchessoffork 8

Sweet Julia, It’s hard to believe that any day now you’ll become a big sister. You’ll go from my one and only to one of two. I’ve known this would happen for nearly 10 months now, but it’s hitting me like a ton of bricks and it’s quite bitt …