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  • 1. YEAR. OLD! 🎂🎉⠀ .⠀ Holy moly. This year has gone both so fast and incredibly slow at the same time.⠀ .⠀ We have shed a lot of tears and made a lot of great memories too.⠀ .⠀ Even though Sophie's not crawling or walking, I want everyone to know how hard this girl works for every achievement she makes, big or small. ⠀ .⠀ All those things other kids "just do"? Sophie has to teach herself with months and months of practice. How to hold toys, how to reach for things, how to chew, how to roll...⠀ .⠀ Now that Sophie is 1, we’ll be ramping up all of her therapies. Physical, occupational, feeding, speech, vision - you name it, she'll be working on it. With help, we hope to see her reach lots more of those big milestones this year.⠀ .⠀ But make no mistake, there's more to life than therapy. So we'll continue traveling as much as we can in between to keep showing Sophie the world. 🌎
  • PRO TIP: when you're in a foreign country and having trouble completing a seemily easy task, just swallow your pride and ask for help. 🥺⠀ .⠀ We searched every pharmacy, Sanborns, corner store, and grocery store in Mexico City to find diapers for Sophie. After the 10th store, I was beginning to think they didn't exist! ⠀ .⠀ So we asked. ☝🏻 And the nice lady at the pharmacy was more than happy to help direct us to the right store, less than 5 minutes away. After an all day search, we finally had our Huggies in hand!⠀ .⠀ (and PS - if you're ever in Mexico City needing baby items, don't waste your time and head straight to Farmacia del Ahorro!💊)⠀ .⠀ ➡️What seemingly simple task at home have you found way more difficult while traveling??
  • Hola from Mexico City! 🇲🇽⠀ .⠀ I took a bit of an unexpected break from Instagram these past two weeks. Honestly, between preparing for this trip, keeping up the house, taking care of Sophie’s daily needs, and blogging at the same time...well, I've been feeling a bit spread thin.⠀ .⠀ Honestly, I thought as Sophie got older, things would get easier. But caring for a physical disabled 1 year old is a lot more demanding than I anticipated! (duh, Laura...)⠀ .⠀ Something had to give, and unfortunately for now, blogging and Instagram will have to take the hit.⠀ .⠀ But all that aside, we're excited to take a break from all the appointments for awhile and explore Mexico City at a bit slower pace! We'll be here for two weeks, and it feels good to have one place to settle in for awhile.⠀ .⠀ We haven't ventured out too far yet. Just grocery shopping and exploring the local neighborhood eateries. You know, the important stuff. 😝⠀ .⠀ Keeping watching our Instagram Stories for all the highlights! ☝🏻
  • If you go to Palm Springs and don't take a photo of #thatpinkdoor, did you even go to Palm Springs at all?? 💁‍♀️⠀ .⠀ Oh, Instagram, you're such a silly place.⠀ .⠀ I mean...the door is cute and all. But it's also a perfect example of how Instagram is kind of ruining travel.⠀ .⠀ And I'm totally guilty of it myself. I mean, "see exhibit A, drive-by photo of #thatpinkdoor above, just because I had to." ☝🏻⠀ .⠀ What do you think about visiting "Instagrammable" places? Are we helping each other discover "hidden gems"? Or are we really just ruining the experience of travel by seeking out places for nothing more than a pretty photo?
  • Confession: If you meet me in real life, you'll quickly find out I'm a huge introvert and proud homebody.⠀ .⠀ It literally makes NO SENSE that I love to travel so much.⠀ .⠀ Honestly, it don't understand it myself. 🤔⠀ .⠀ But when I started blogging and following other travel bloggers closer, I realized there's a whole bunch of us weirdos out there! 😝⠀ .⠀ Which got me thinking...I don't think a love for travel is so much about being adventurous in the sense of introvert vs. extrovert. It's more about having a curiosity for the world. ⠀ .⠀ And for us introverts, that curiously pushes us out of our comfort zone. Traveling inspires me to try new things that I would NEVER so easily do at home.⠀ .⠀ And so, I can't give it up. Because it gives me a sense of feeling alive like I can't get anywhere else!⠀ .⠀ Are you an introvert or an extrovert? How to does it influence the way you travel?⠀ .⠀ [ PS. ☝🏻Pic of Evelyn who is definitely NOT an introvert like her mama. 😂]
  • Take me back to those warm, sunny days on the beach! ⛱⠀ .⠀ Of all the places we've lived or visited, Southern California really takes the cake in the weather department.⠀ .⠀ If houses didn't cost like a million dollars (literally), we probably would've settled in Orange County years ago.⠀ .⠀ But, I guess Nebraska winters are pretty same, right? RIGHT? 🥶⠀ .⠀ Where would you live, if money and visas and being close to family were no issue?
  • Happiest 1st Birthday to our sweet Sophie! 🎉⠀ .⠀ You have taught us to be patient. To be persistent. To never accept the first answer. And most of all, to appreciate what's really important in life.⠀ .⠀ Your milestones may be mini, but they're not mini to us. We see how hard you've worked to accomplish all the things you have already. And we know 2019 will bring even bigger things for you!⠀ .⠀ 💜,⠀ Mom & Dad⠀ .⠀ #Happy1stBirthday #ForeverMyBaby
  • This girl can really drive me bonkers sometimes...⠀ .⠀ Evelyn is SO strong-willed. Like, whatever she wants to do, she’s gonna do it. It doesn’t matter how many times you tell her no or how many time-outs she has to sit, she will find a way.⠀ .⠀ [I keep telling myself this will serve her well someday when she’s a boss lady.]⠀ .⠀ But her new thing is being totally out of control one minute and then saying “hey mama, I gotta tell you a secret!” Then she’ll gently whisper into my ear, “I love you so much!” ... and I mean, how am I supposed to be mad after that??⠀ .⠀ Anyone else working with a master manipulator? 🤣 Have you found anything that works??

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