Yearly Archives: 2016

In pre-natal yoga last night, we talked about how the last few weeks of pregnancy are a “tender time.”  There’s sadness about the end of a special phase of life, pain, fear, worry, joy, frustration…all smushed together. All of America is in a tender time this week. Every day, the news brings breath-stopping heartbreak, but…

It feels like I’ve been pregnant FOREVER now, doesn’t it? A bit of seasonal confusion is probably not helping since we had summer in New Zealand in March and now a cold foggy winter in San Francisco in July. Also aided by the fact that everyone I knew who was pregnant had their baby weeks…

The family gathered in Santa Cruz last weekend for a celebration of my Mother’s birthday. We’ve been doing a version of this each summer since my grandmother had us all camp out at the dearly-departed Miramar Hotel in Santa Barbara. For this trip, we stayed in a cute old rental house in Seabright. Just a…

My doctor’s only real instruction for this pregnancy was to eat lots of salmon. Apparently the oily fish helps grow nice healthy babies and/or, she is skilled at giving patients something simple to worry about. It was never my favorite, but I’ve found all kinds of ways to prepare the fish. Especially as we head…

I had been planning to wait longer before posting another series of outfits. However,  a) I don’t have much to report otherwise. My life consists of a rotating menu of salmon, eggs, plain greek yogurt and vegetables, drinking endless glasses of water, braxton hicks contractions, baby feet jutting out four inches from my side, trying…

Eight months pregnant?! How is that possible! Things have started to get a bit more difficult as I head into the last 7 weeks. I don’t quite understand how I’m able to stand upright with this big bump balanced on my too-small feet. My daily routine is to have breakfast in bed while the baby…

Another pregnancy milestone checked off the list! My final baby shower was last weekend – an wonderful day in San Francisco full of friends, family and lots of experienced moms. There are so many things I loved about this party hosted by my friends Jackie and Margaret. First, I loved that the party was at…

30 weeks pregnant, up 25 lbs and I just booked my highest invoicing week in the 2 years of my brand strategy business. Whew! It’s been super busy at EmilyStyle. The third trimester kicked off for me with a major baby growth spurt. An itchy couple of days when it was hard to wear anything beyond…

One of my oldest friends and her mother threw me a baby shower last weekend in San Luis Obispo. I’ve known Sarah since our awkward junior high days and it was an honor to have her mother Mary host this colorful celebration at their home. First off, don’t you just love this hot pink maternity…

What better way to celebrate our soon-to-be happy arrival than to do something generous for other parents? My mom and her friend Liz had the terrific idea of throwing a baby shower with all their friends from the pool to benefit charity. They’re fans of EmilyStyle and I was invited to make a special guest…