Duck on a Pond

So glad I remember last minute what my #costume was gonna be for this #Halloween! Love you and your impeccable taste, @laurabaileyvo. 🧡🍩🟥 #CriticalRole #Sprinkle #SprinkletheRedWeasel #trickortreat #HappyHalloween (at Apache Shores, Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZMgjZuvWj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It's so surreal. I was so proud of him when he could pass his car seat test and breathe well enough to come home from the NICU. So proud and so scared. And now he's off to his very first day of school. He's so excited, so ready. Today is quite a day. If you need me...I have no idea what I'll be doing. 🧡😭🧡 https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkK9ePOjPL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Yeah, #why? #dobetter #bequiet https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXnyriOM0-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Mal created a #defendercircle this morning to keep the lion under control. Apparently they had had enough. #containment #riseup #carnivoresandherbivoresunite #itsnotaboutwhatyoueatbuthowtoxicyouare https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg9pwo-uZng/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Mama and Mal time means #DinosaurEscape game. 🧡🦕🌋 It's actually legit pretty easy to play over and over 😉 #ATX #Austin #dinosaurs #boardgames #myfirstboardgame #dinosaurlover https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1i1EBORKd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#Favoritecolor vibes this morning. 🧡 #cozy #fall #burntorange #ibleedburntorange https://www.instagram.com/chattyconnor/p/CXWZiXoON2X/?utm_medium=tumblr

This is what it looks like from my driveway just before dawn. It's a rainy day, so I'm not gonna get the dawn colors I wanted, but this is quite a way to start an unexpectedly early morning. https://www.instagram.com/p/CV0EJVrl8Fi/?utm_medium=tumblr

Say it wit cha #vote. (at Apache Shores, Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVylkfKsuJJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

"I am the #terror that flaps in the night!" #HappyHalloween folx! https://www.instagram.com/p/CVskwRAlv6Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

Welp. His life has entered a whole new phase now. 🧡 My boys playing with their #dinos #JurassicWorld #toddlerlife #gamerfamily #millennialparents #likefatherlikeson https://www.instagram.com/p/CTaofvJMT7u/?utm_medium=tumblr

"Is this how it goooooes?" #toddlerlife #sunglasses #fashion #rexcellent https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXNBxQskNe/?utm_medium=tumblr

Sometimes when Mal gets scared or a noise is too loud he covers his ears like this...but THIS time it was because he wanted to hear himself chew. #throughtheeyesofatoddler https://www.instagram.com/p/CTVUR4MHyAj/?utm_medium=tumblr

I can't sleep, so here's a pic of what my @starwalkapp says is #Jupiter above my house around 1 a.m. I reeeeally need to go to bed. #latenight #astronomy #scienceiscool #imsoexhaustedwhycantisleep https://www.instagram.com/p/CTOth96rb1Z/?utm_medium=tumblr

New #pinkyring... #howdy https://www.instagram.com/p/CS3JSAxMVUQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Loving soooo much what is going on in my #garden right now. I can't believe I'm growing #melons and it's actually maybe working! This weekend's #project is getting my raised greens bed going. #flowers #goldenrod #cannalily #watermelon #newbiegardener #containergardening (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSfEEYMnXG1/?utm_medium=tumblr

Man...no joke...3 is hard. Like, really hard. People who talk about the #terribletwos have obviously yet to meet their 3 year old. But he's also amazing and hilarious and it's incredible watching him grow. 🧡 It's super easy for me to focus on the things that make me sad. But I also remind myself every day that I love my life, even when I'm feeling completely broken, and I'm proud of myself for putting in the work to heal even when it hurts like hell. #toddlermom #toddlerlife #itsrainingitspouring #dothehardthing #mentalhealth #countingmyblessings https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHtrNaHmJT/?utm_medium=tumblr