We just passed our first Mother's Day and it was so special. I thought I had an idea how Ryan-Kate would change our lives but there was just no way of knowing just how much. When I first got pregnant, to even now, I got bombarded with advice, whether welcomed or not. Most of it was helpful, but until you go through it, you jut have no way of knowing. I remember being in the hospital, after giving birth, and thinking "wow, what a holy moment." I was just in awe of everything that had happened, and that now, I was holding the baby girl that I had carried for 9 months!

After she was born, I would get tons of questions like, "How is being a mother? How is it? Don't you just love it." And don't get me wrong, I do love it; however, I was and am experiencing a of different number of different emotions. 

Love. Frustration. Exhaustion. Tired. Hungry. Enamored. Happiness. Overwhelmed. Depressed.

Motherhood is a whole whirlwind of emotions. It's 24-hour job that doesn't even come with a pay raise! The sleepless nights, the poo blowouts, the mental breakdowns- all of it - is such a humbling experience. Even with all the emotions that come with this new role, it is- most of all- a privilege. A privilege to be Ryan-Kate's mother. A privilege to carry her in my body. A privilege to birth her. A privilege to nurse her, love her, and watch her grow up. 

Since becoming a mother, I have a new found respect to moms. Being Ryan-Kate's mother will by far be the hardest and most rewarding role that I will ever have. 

When Andrew and I decided we wanted a bigger place because of the incoming baby, we had trouble finding exactly what we wanted. We had a quirky list and the home on the market here were going fast. We knew that we wanted a home with character, something that we could possibly make into a home we would love. I spent months watching things go on and off the market but still not finding anything that quite matched what we wanted. Last August, on a Friday I was doing my usual browsing, and I found a home in our price range, cute, and totally workable. That next day we were looking at the place, and the day after that, we were putting a continent bid on the Foxtail Home (which I'm now calling). The Foxtail Home matched the majority of out "must have's," except a kitchen that over looked the living space. We knew that the first thing on our list, before Ryan-Kate, would be to knock down a wall to make it an open concept living space. 

These photos were back when we first started, and it was not an easy task. However, since surviving this experience, I can offer some advice:

Blouse- Zara //  Necklace- Madewell // Jeans- American Eagle

So allow me to reintroduce myself, I'm Luna. A lot has changed in these last TWO years since my last post. Lady is now two, Andrew and I have now been married 3 years and in December I had my first baby. Her name is Ryan-Kate Justice Nemeth, and she is the most beautiful, sweetest baby. No matter how much advice people try to give to prepare you for motherhood, no one could ever funky explain what a holy moment it is to hold your baby for the first time. I'm still in awe of how my body just created her and birthed her. It really is a miracle! 

Anyway, I'm Luna and it't nice to meet you.