#Oliver

Ever Deane

Oct 20, 2018

Oliver’s First Birthday Party + Cute Thank-You Notes

We made it around the sun and back! Cute thank-you cards by Basic Invite for all the SPCA donations and Oliver’s gifts. **Sponsored post by Basic Invite** I love birthdays and Oliver’s is no exception, but the word “birth-day” has a totally different meaning now that I celebrate with him every year. The year has flown by even though there have definitely been some really long days and weeks as well. Staying at home with Oliver is the biggest blessing and hardest job I have ev

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11 month update: Digital privacy thoughts

Ever Deane

Sep 29, 2018

11 month update: Digital privacy thoughts

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Oliver’s 10 month update: Wanting all our food + developing his will

Ever Deane

Aug 10, 2018

Oliver’s 10 month update: Wanting all our food + developing his will

Catch up on previous updates: Oliver’s birth story | Month 1+2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | This is by far my favorite post to write every month! I was going to stop when Ollie turned 12 months but that is only two posts away and I am in denial. Loves his food! Milestones Stands and crab walks around benches, window sills, shelves and the ottoman. Gives open-mouthed, slobbery kisses when we say “kiss-kiss.” Can understand simple comm

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Oliver’s 8 month update: Separation anxiety + Getting on a schedule-ish

Ever Deane

Jun 7, 2018

Oliver’s 8 month update: Separation anxiety + Getting on a schedule-ish

Catch up on previous updates: Oliver’s birth story | Month 1+2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Happy 8 months sweet boy. You are truly a delight! (Outfit deets: Jeans- Gap (old) similar, similar, similar | Shirt | Old Navy ) This month has been an interesting one. Oliver is moving around so much, and getting into so many things that he has me on my toes. He isn’t crawling just yet but is so close it could happen any moment. Every time I turn around, he has

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What I will do differently for baby #2 (if there is one)

Ever Deane

May 25, 2018

What I will do differently for baby #2 (if there is one)

First of all let me say that baby number two is not on the horizon at all. I have joked to Daniel saying that when Oliver can make me a PB&J then we can think about trying for another one. Becoming a mother has been so wonderful but it has also been painful, exhausting and emotional. You can’t prepare someone by telling them what it’s going to be like – they just have to jump into the pool that is motherhood and learn how to splash around until they can swim by themselves. Of

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Oliver’s 6 month update: Teething + Jet lag

Ever Deane

Apr 25, 2018

Oliver’s 6 month update: Teething + Jet lag

Catch up on previous updates: Oliver’s birth story | Month 1+2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 Daniel captured this special picture of us at his sister’s place outside Pietermaritzburg in SA. At 6 months, Oliver has already flown over 17,000 miles to South Africa and back. We recently took a month long trip to South Africa and I feel like we brought home a totally different baby. Isn’t it amazing what they can learn to do in a month? One day he was face-planting while trying to

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Learning to love my postpartum body + Oliver’s 5-month update

Ever Deane

Mar 9, 2018

Learning to love my postpartum body + Oliver’s 5-month update

5 month old Oliver wearing my brother’s old cap. Check out Oliver’s previous updates: Birth story, Month 1 & 2 (oh gosh – this was a hectic time), Month 3, Month 4 Since I was young I’ve been athletic and active. I’ve never had to watch what I eat or really work at keeping slim and trim. During my pregnancy I gained 20-ish lbs, and I stayed fit and active through yoga teacher training. Two weeks after giving birth, my arms were still slim and my belly was disappearing. Oliver

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Oliver’s 4 month update: Goodnight, sleep tight

Ever Deane

Feb 6, 2018

Oliver’s 4 month update: Goodnight, sleep tight

Our little vegan baby, Oliver, is 4 months old and now I understand how all parents say that time flies. (However, the first 2 months didn’t. Read about that here.) In the third month, the fog lifted and now that we are really having fun, the weeks are flying by! Sleep Night: What a difference a good night’s sleep makes! Oliver is sleeping about 10 hours at night (from 9:30pm – 7:30am) and we couldn’t be more grateful. I feel like a semi-normal person again. I still need an e

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Ever Deane

Jan 30, 2018

Oliver’s Montessori-Inspired Nursery

I absolutely love the last three questions of this quote and think they should be nailed to my forehead when I make any kind of purchase- clothes, shoes, and especially home decor or kitchen gadgets. When starting to plan Oliver’s nursery, I knew I wanted a “less is more” approach. I also knew I wanted a light and bright room and everything about our apartment right now is the exact opposite of that. Dark and more dark. We painted the room Sherwin-William’s “Pure White” and I

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Oliver’s Three Month Update: The Fog Lifts

Ever Deane

Jan 12, 2018

Oliver’s Three Month Update: The Fog Lifts

Check out my previous mama update in Diary of an Overwhelmed First Time Mom. Everyone kept saying that life with a newborn would get easier around the three-month mark, but after one month that seemed so. far. away. (See post above.) I was so overwhelmed with my recovery and Oliver’s non-stop crying that I couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. I just had to take it one a day at a time and keep telling myself it would get easier for us both. Thank goodness it did! S

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Ever Deane

Dec 6, 2017

Diary of an Overwhelmed First Time Mom

Week 1 The first week was amazing. A-maz-ing. I remember texting my friend Kristy, on October 15, “I’m high on life right now!” I really was on cloud nine. Oliver was feeding well, sleeping well, I was feeling all the feels and even though my recovery was really slow and I couldn’t do much – being with him was a dream. Someone told me that they didn’t really connect with their baby at first and that the newborn phase wasn’t their favorite. I remember thinking, “That’s crazy,”

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Ever Deane

Nov 14, 2017

Oliver’s birth story

Catch up on all my pregnancy updates: Vegan Pregnancy Update {39 weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {38 weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {37 weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {36 weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {35 weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {34 Weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {33 Weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {32 weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {31 Weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {30 Weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {29 Weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {28 Weeks} Vegan Pregnancy Update {27 Wee

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