I’m just days away from my due date for little pistachio and a part of me is still in denial our family will be gaining a new member.  photos by amanda noel photos It doesn’t feel real even when I feel their kicks and I can see myself getting bigger each day.  A lot of […]

I’ve seen birth before…many times…in all kinds of ways. I knew how I wanted my birth to go but had to expect that I would have to let go of all of my expectations. My due date was July 13th. On July 14th, I went to what would have been my last Non Stress Test […]

How I’m Feeling Physically…. I may be dancing in this photo, but most days you can find me relaxing on the couch. We take the dogs out for evening walks and I have added swimming into my exercise. Being in the water is AH-MAZING. It takes all the pressure off my knees. It’s such a […]

How I’m Feeling, Physically. When I look in the mirror, I see someone else. Someone new. As a child and admittedly an adult I would always fantasize and toy with the idea of being pregnant. I would stuff a soccer ball or balloon in my shirt and waddle around. Now that it’s not play anymore, […]

2 days after Christmas Joe and I traveled to the UK for ten days. We met one of my closest friends who had already been traveling there when we arrived. We landed at Gatwick airport and then immediately drove 6 hours to the northern eastern part of Wales. One the way we ate at a […]

Let my start this post by saying that I am writing this in real responses we have gotten after expressing our feelings and announcing that we are opting out of a shower. I’m going to show a side that may not be the Frankie you’re used to. I’ve got more hormones in me so just […]

When Joe and I when we were first married would have spaghetti nights, and we would drink Mexican cokes and watch the office. Now we make dinner early and watch Peaky Blinders or Brooklyn99. But finally after 5 years of marriage, Joe and I are finally committing to a Wednesday Night Date Night outside the […]

So here it is, the real confusing, rollercoaster ride of emotion story of how we found out we were expecting and where we are going from here. Flashback to January of 2019, I decided to stop taking birth control, to give my body a break from the hormones and just let it do it’s thing. […]

1. Flowers will always brighten my day. Always. I love sunflowers, peonies, gerber daises, small white daisies, carnations, poppy’s, anything but roses and orchids.  2. I don’t enjoy large parties or group socialization-which is odd because I shoot weddings for a living. I truly believe I’m an introverted extrovert. I love people and I also […]