the Blog
Birth Story: Our Surprisingly Quick HypnoBirth at the Hospital
Whenever I tell our son’s birth story, I lead with the punchline. We got to the hospital at 4 am and he was born at 4:28 am.
My Pregnancy: A Tale of To-Do Lists & Transitions
Everyone copes with pregnancy in different ways. Now that my baby is one, I'm looking back at how I poured my heart into the project of being pregnant.
The Reason I Write
There are many reasons why I write, but they are all insignificant compared to this one.
Soothe Yourself
When I imagined being a mama, I never realized motherhood would bring about so much learning... or that my baby would be my teacher.
Eating in Tokyo & a Lesson in Perspective
Going out to eat was a major focus of our first time in Tokyo. We had no idea how different life would be a few years later when we came back with our baby.
Departure Times
When my husband and I went on our first international trip in 2013 we had no clue that we'd be taking our 7-month old to Japan four years later.