we have moved!

hi, baby. has changed it's name and moved to a new url! please visit: www.whileitrains.com to check out what we are up to!

the sad sad truth...

for almost two months my house stayed spotless, like ready for a magazine shoot clean, i obviously was nesting like crazy. then like a light switch, i barely have enough energy to get past making...

a whole year.

three hundred and sixty five days ago, on august 27th 2011, i married my best friend. one of the best moments of my life to date and this adventure together just keeps getting better! a new house...

iphone apps: cinemagram

have you gotten a chance to try out this new super fun and free app on the iphone? we have become a wee bit obsessed with cinemagram these days and coming up with fun mind boggling videos to share...

bubble wrap

while stella was napping, i got a package with the best kind of bubble wrap inside, the kind with the big bubbles. since i joined clickin' moms the other day, i have been trying to master manual...

i am going to keep them young forever.

i recently found myself in a conversation with a friend about make up and our daughters - makeup? you mean that is something that i will have to let them do? willingly, as opposed to them sneaking...

new york city: the details

oh new york, i just can't quit you... as i had previously mentioned, i only took with me to nyc, a huge wide angle lens - hence the amazing photos i was able to share with you that featured some of...

a time to sew 3:7, review and giveaway!

i'll admit it, i am officially addicted to buying blankets for this little boy growing in my belly - but only if they are from the wonderful stephanie's new etsy shop, a time to sew!did you know...

how to: lower and maintain a good blood sugar level

with my twenty-eight week glucose test fast approaching, i dove into research on how to lower then maintain my blood sugar. i have never had an issue in the past - but this pregnancy has been so...

little rutabaga, i think that shall be his nickname...

How far along: twenty seven + twenty eight weeksHow big is baby: see aboveTotal weight gain: not available.Maternity clothes: yep! now that summer is starting to dwindle away i am looking forward...

can you remember the last time it was a hundred degrees in washington?

as the temps reach the high nineties to one hundreds, in the seattle area this week, this very pregnant lady and her toddler are taking precautions to stay safe and healthy - even if that means a...

daddy (and mommy!) is baby wearing too, volume two

you can read volume one of the series here.a chimparoo woven wrap from the precious earth online store graced my mailbox this week and it was love at first carry - i am not sure i can even share...

a curly haired girl guide to, well curl.

these days i don't have a second to spare, let alone treat, dry, and straighten my hair - so i have come to embrace my dad's side of the family's, very dominant gene, of the curl. it took me year,...

new york city: the places

new york city truly is an amazing place, i live in seattle, where you can maybe start to compare them, maybe a little - but nothing prepared me for the history, the architecture, the size, and the...

pacific northwest outings: mountainview blueberry farm

i went to bed dreaming of a early morning hike with my little family, but was super happy to oblige when tim suggested blueberry picking the next day - i had been dying to try it out since the...

lately: some favorite instagram moments

the big time

as of today you no longer have to sift through things that come out of my lovely kids mouths and rants about homework - hi, baby. has it's very own facebook page! i am still trying to navigate its...

blogher 2012: still processing

the view from the empire state building - 86th floori am sort of back, sort of still processing the whirlwind that was last week. somewhere in mid-manhattan i left a little piece of my heart and...

nesting

In human females, the nesting instinct often occurs around the fifth month of pregnancy[1][4], but can occur as late as the eighth, or not at all[citation needed]. It may be strongest just before...

love is a battlefeild

in honor of world breastfeeding week, this week i want to touch a little here on hi, baby how breastfeeding both shapes and plays into our life. this will be a little bit a story about how as long...

heads of various vegetables

How far along: twenty five + twenty six plus weeksHow big is baby: see aboveTotal weight gain: not available.Maternity clothes: yep! however this last week in nyc i managed to wear almost all non...

you have my attention manhattan

i am barely three days in and i am already dreaming of bringing my husband here so that he can experience some of the breath taking moments that i have so far. i just heard obama address a portion...

i ♥ nyc

i am not even there yet and this city has my heart and full attention. i am on a official week long break from blogging while i squeeze some of my favorite online ladies, avoid the wine, and wear...

you better recognize.

words on wednesday: building a fence

step one: insert posts, or cute baby if you prefer.

daddy is baby wearing too, volume one!

"every baby needs a sling. every mom deserves one."-snuggybabyit is no secret that i, i mean we, collect baby wearing systems. we currently own, i count seven, and that isn't including the two doll...

my pre-blogher freakout, it was to be expected...

i was suppose to go to blogher last year, i literally had my finger on the "purchase" button when tim asked me to marry him and my life flipped, almost instantly, to a whirlwind of wedding planning...

little truth nuggets

considering that this got a lot of attention when i posted it on facebook the other day, i figure why deprive you, my readers, from it awesomeness and the reality of this statement my eight year...

nursery dreaming: the official plans!

i have been dreaming about this nursery since before he was even a he. it is weird, because when we bought and moved into this house a baby wasn't really on our radar yet, the third bedroom was...

seattle outings: the space needle

[x] ride up the space needleit is no secret my kids are cray-cray, like certifiably. zoe has been gaga over the space needle for a few years now but we put it off for two reasons: 1. it is crazy...