Author Archives: Hannah

I love these lazy summer days. Today feels like the start of true and unfettered summer. I have had childcare two full days a week since my semester ended so that I could really focus on making headway on my … Continue reading →

Henry nursed for the last time on a Saturday morning several weeks ago, shortly after turning one. Nursing was not something I joyfully anticipated while pregnant. I wasn’t enamored with the bonding it offered, wasn’t looking forward to someone needing … Continue reading →

I have always loved printed photos, loved that thrill of anticipation when a packet came in the mail full of blurry photos from the disposable camera I took to summer camp, each almost identical and infinitely precious. My family loves … Continue reading →

Making : Our 2016 photo album, and to have it finished before the end of 2017 feels like quite the accomplishment. Cooking : BLT’s…. which maybe doesn’t count, and actually James always makes those, so it definitely doesn’t count. Drinking … Continue reading →

Somehow it is only Thursday, but as I am thoroughly convinced that it should be Friday, I’m tossing up a bunch of links for your weekend reading. James had a crazy work week, Henry got a nasty cold on top … Continue reading →

The very best season is upon us. I love summer more and more every year, and having Henry has only made that love increase tenfold. Since the key to sanity with an active baby in a tiny apartment is being … Continue reading →

We have been heading south to Charlottesville a couple times a year almost the entire time I have lived in DC. My older brother is working on a PhD at UVA. It is a great getaway from DC that has … Continue reading →

Our final poster in this look at working motherhood is one of my oldest friends. Susannah and I have been friends since elementary school, and I couldn’t have been happier when we both ended up moving from Kentucky to DC … Continue reading →

 I met Fran when she lived with some of my best friends during college. I’ve loved following her parenting adventures over the past couple years, as she hits the perfect balance between hysterical and heartfelt. If you follow Fran on … Continue reading →

I’m not sure how, but Henry turned one this week. One. As in, an entire year has been spent with this amazing boy under our roof, destroying our stuff, wreaking havoc on our sleep, and making us laugh and cry. … Continue reading →