Friday Freak Out: Pregnancy Edition

I am currently sitting in no-name Baby #4s nursery. It's a legitimate nursery. It has a crib and a changing table and a glider and curtains. Like, a baby can actually call this its room. I spent all week working on it and it's beautiful and I pinterested none of it. I just had a…

Friday Freak Out: Poop Edition

A new (weekly) section of the blog where we chat like girlfriends (cause, duh, we are) about what I "freaked out" about this week. I had explosive diarrhea at the donut shop this week (TMI? Yeah, what else is new?) as Dane yelled "Mama, why you poo poo? Mama, why your poo poo STINKY?" loudly enough for…

Catch Up Session

I haven't written in a while. I usually use this blog as a type of therapy, but I haven't been much in need of therapy lately (surprising, right?). A lot is going on in the Vallette household, though, and I thought I would catch you guys up. I'm 30 weeks pregnant (woah!) and I have been…

God’s Grace

I'm in a tough season right now. Pregnancy is tough for me. It's really, really tough actually. The physical part is challenging, yes. The throwing up and the aches and the weight gain aren't fun, but the part that just rocks me to my core is the mental stuff. It's the change within my heart…

An Open Letter–to me

Dear Self, Hey, it's me. I heard the news. Congratulations, you're gonna have a baby! What a blessing--sweet #4. Did you ever think you'd have four kids? Me either. Isn't is crazy where life brings us? I bet you're excited. I bet Elaina is really excited! Good thing you were planning on moving-- that house you…