Issa: Nine Months

Issa: Nine Months

Dear Issa, Tomorrow you will be nine months old.  You’ve been back and forth from San Antonio to Cancun two times over the past month, and were a trooper like always.  You learned how to say “Mama”, “Dada”, wave goodbye, clap, and give...

Happy Love Day! {Super Easy DIY Non-Candy Valentines}

You may have noticed that you rarely see crafts or DIY projects here at Haute in Texas.  That’s because it is so far from my forte, it really would be an insult to the magnificent bloggers out there who can make burlap look like fine art.  But Valentine’s...

The Struggles of Parenting While Pregnant

    While I was home in Indiana over Christmas break, my sister and I took a trip to the store to find her a belt.  We brought Cora along and as we went to check out, Cora started to whimper that she wanted to help sign the credit card signature pad.  I...

20 Tips for Traveling with a Toddler

A very long time ago, in a land where babies didn’t crawl or talk, I wrote a post about how to travel with an infant solo.  The infant I was referring to in that article is now a full-blown human being.  She talks, she eats more than just pureed carrots, and she...