It won’t be the exact same. It may not be the easiest. And still mama, YOU. CAN. DO. IT.

My little girl, our rainbow baby, is here.

The final set. Baby girl is coming soon… and will complete our family of 4.

Quarantine maternity pics. They’re not perfect. Not award-winning. But they document our pregnancy in this crazy covid world. 

Biking to the top of a mountain, she asked, who are you riding to?

Not long ago, this set of photos is one I would have deleted…

A lot of women who are currently pregnant or just had babies are advising others to wait. While every situation is unique and personal, I am not one of them.

Motherhood is not something you really get til it’s got. And once you’re the mama shark, not even for a second are you not ever again.

Right now I’m thinking about how I’m going to be able to love a second child the way I love this guy.

So how are you doing? How are you feeling?? She asks with smiling eyes. (All I can see of her face since we are both in masks.) It’s a loaded question and I don’t even know where to start.

I always love other people’s professional maternity pictures and family portraits. But for us they just seem too formal or polished or posed. At the same time, I do want to document this pregnancy and preserve this moment in time…

My prenatal providers have been healthcare heroes way before we started calling them that.

Some days we can’t wait to finally make it to bath and bedtime (when we all pass out!). And some days I want to last forever — to remember forever — as they slip through my fingertips and one day probably my memory too.

I was going to write a self-depricating comment about my quarantine “diet” and accompanying lack of exercise — but I changed my mind.

In a strange reversal, I’m actually starting to feel like social media matters for me in a way tied to human connection and community.

As many expecting women and new moms are sharing the hidden blessings and silver linings of being pregnant in a pandemic, I’d like to add to the list…

When we found out the baby’s gender, after initially feeling very excited (it all became so real), I also felt… something else.

Little dude or little diva??? For our second baby, we decided to find out!

Like patients over 100 years old, who now return to their families after surviving coronavirus, your story is your own.

When you get pregnant following a loss, it may not be pure blissful total joy.

Last winter I did Baby Fraxel. This winter I did CoolPeel. Here’s how it went…

I got Baby Fraxel and, for anyone also feeling like their skin needs to be zapped alive again, I documented my entire experience and the results. No makeup, no filter, no retouch, yes fractional skin resurfacing

What if your “morning sickness” wasn’t sickness at all? What if it was your prenatal vitamins? Turns out, for me, it was.

So nice to have met you! These nine pregnancy-friendly beauty products are going in my post-pregnancy forever rotation because they are that good.

I wore an off the rack, final sale, $200 dress for my wedding party. Over a year later, I wore it again. No rules. No regrets.

The best gel manicure in New York City. According to Vogue. And me. Check out the genius that is Bisou Nail Atelier.

Do you have a pitch fork on your chest when you wake? You know a line with a line on each side. There’s now a beauty solution for that. Welcome Sio Beauty.

I got blown away, Wizard of Oz style, by a beauty pic on IG. Two days later and only $27 poorer, I was the proud owner of Hot Tools Micro Crimper. #OBSESSED

As you’re switching things up for the change of seasons, why not your skincare too? Here are my top 3 reasons to add Neutrogena Hydro Boost to your regimen.

At Rachel Antonoff SS17 models were treated to a 6 step skincare routine by Skyn Iceland to ensure that every canvas was perfectly prepped and primed.

During backstage beauty at Michael Costello SS17, key MUA Edward Cruz for Inglot announced we can wipe off the brow, the contour, the highlight! AMEN.

What do a cheap brush, The Secret and caring for your home have in common?? I met with Hair Loss Expert Lucinda Ellery and this is what she recommended.

I tested topical wrinkle filler and it worked. It may not change your life like the right derm can, but for a non-Rx product, it’s pretty impressive.

If there is one constant I know for sure in this ever-changing world of beauty, it is this: Derms. Love. Skinceuticals.

The Matte is a portable countertop that transforms even the tiniest bathroom sink into a beauty vanity. For home and away. Because #YESMAKEUP. Slay all day.

When your hair starts falling out and you work in beauty, there’s only one thing to do. Find hair loss solutions that will help, hide or not further damage. And that’s just what I did.

The Sarah Potempa Beachwaver S1.25 gets a diva kiss of approval and is inspiring me to depart from my everyday messy summer topknot. #beachwavesforever

It’s time for a toast because I just found my summer shade for nails and toes: Clink Your Glass. (As if there ever was a better name to suit me!?!)

I recently had the AWESOME experience of creating my own custom fragrance in downtown NYC. Hellooo DIVA SPICE!! Of course, I had to share!

A pillowcase, eye mask and face mask? If you can’t log in the nighttime shut-eye you’d like, these beauty sleep aids can help.