Leaf and Steel

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Fall Friday Favorites #5

Happy Fall Friday!

What a week. We’ve been out doing fun things in the mornings so it feels like the day doesn’t start until noon.

Baby M is also finally sleeping through the night, which means I’m sleeping through the night and it is remarkable how good I feel.

Here are a few things I loved this week!

Any-Color-But-Orange Pumpkins

Orange pumpkins are out! I love the off white, green, and red pumpkins. I find that the squirrels around here don’t like to eat them as much as they like the big orange ones. I’ve found that the grocery store actually has the best deal – I snagged a few that would’ve cost %50+ more at a pumpkin patch. Shh, don’t tell.

Litchfield County, CT

This week we took a day trip up to Litchfield! We went all over. The leaves were PEAK and it was like being in an autumn snow globe. Baby M loved taking a hike through the mountains and listening to the crunching of the leaves. I love Connecticut and I always feel refreshed after being there.

Aqua Wrap

I love my wrap! It’s cozy and warm without being too heavy. As one of those always-cold-people, it’s a game changer.

Auld Lang Syne

I don’t care that it’s October.

What did you love this week? Is it too early for Auld Lang Syne? Let me know below!

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Our First Autumn

It’s her first autumn.

We walk. She turns her head back and forth, watching the wind blow through the trees. I show her how to crunch leaves. She shows me how to eat them.

I see now that it’s my first autumn as well.

We bring the blanket outside. She points to the house. She points to the bushes. She points to her swing.

We bake pumpkin rolls. We listen to fall songs. We read fall books. She turns the pages.

These moments are borrowed.

Sometimes I feel as if she’s on loan to me.

The rational science part of me leaves and I really feel like we were placed with each other, rather than her being the result of conception.

She is the constant reminder to be here now.