Ariela Selah

Dear Ariela, Today you are five months old. Your “oooos” and “aaahhs” have turned into “baaabaaabaas” and “paapaapaas” as you chat and sing away. You’re an expert at playing with toys now. You carefully reach and grasp for them, pick them up and look at them, shake them around, and put them in your mouth.…

Ariela Selah, You’re now four months old! You’re becoming more and more aware of everything around you and I love to watch you grow. You’re really starting to get sick of lying on your back and you take every opportunity to roll to your belly. You moving your little hands and legs trying to scoot…

Ariela Selah, You’re now three months old and leaving the sleepy newborn stage behind. You finally have some little rolls in your thighs and your cheeks are so plump and kissable- all on mama’s milk! I’ve managed to [barely] keep up my pumping supply while I’m at work while cherishing the time I have to…

Baby Ariela, Today you are two months old! It has been a busy month for us. I started back up at work and we’ve been transitioning into a new routine. It’s sooo hard for me to be away from you, but you seem to be handling it well. You stay with Nina or Papa while…

Ariela Selah, It has been one month since you made your appearance earth side! You’ve had quite the adventure since then. Your first month was filled with activity, from our adventures trying to get your “papers,” to your first surf trip to La Ticla, to rest time at El Rancho and flying back to Texas.…

She’s here! Ariela Selah was born in the water on August 24, 2017 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. She’s healthy and lovely as can be. I’m excited to share her birthing experience and what life has been like as a mother of three. For now I’m going to enjoy these cozy newborn snuggles. ♥

About a week after Ariela was born we were finally done running around Puerto Vallarta getting her papers in order. I was sooo ready to get to the beach! It was a gray, cloudy day and the whole family ventured down the hill to a little beach tucked away in the bay. Ariela and I…

On August 24, 2017 I birthed without fear in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Three days before my due date, I awoke around midnight feeling a bit crampy. I sleepily stumbled out of bed to go for a pee and realized I had lost my plug. I wasn’t having regular contractions at that point, but I noticed there…

A couple of weeks ago I asked my best friend Ashley to snap some maternity pictures of me at my favorite beach on South Padre Island. I was a little nervous being on this side of the camera lens, but I just love how they came out.