Hi friends! It’s hard to believe another week has gone by, huh? March 22nd marks the FOURTH “This Week on Stories” post!!! I’d love to hear how you’re liking this new feature and how much you’ve used it. If you are looking for last week’s stories post (new outdoor mat, Chickie’s podcasting essentials…) here. Sunday…
Gift Ideas and Some Black Friday Picks
Happy Friday, friends! I hope you had a lovely (albeit, weird) Thanksgiving. With Turkey Day behind us, we can transition into the Christmas season guilt free! Doing it before Thanksgiving always feels wrong to us Rices.. To that end, below is a very disorganized list of gift ideas and Black Friday sale picks. I hope…
My Favorite Podcasts: Motherhood + Beyond
I love podcasts! Mama or not, we ALL have way too much on out plates, too many things to do and not enough hours in the day to get to them. I always want to keep learning, evolving and growing but who has time for a book these days? Enter podcasts… the easiest, most productive…
New York City Travel Diary
Happy Monday, friends! As you might have seen on #instastories, we were in New York City over the weekend. It was a FLASH trip- we arrived at 11AM on Saturday and left for the airport on Sunday at 4:30PM- but it was really fun one with a lot of spots (and purchases π ) worth highlighting….
Our Newborn Essentials
Almost two years ago I shared this post about newborn must-haves– what to buy, what to borrow and what to skip. Having just gone through the newborn phase for a second time with Teddy, I figured I would update the list with the items I found the most useful in months zero to six and…
Family Photoshoot Style Tips with Huggable Photography
Hello everyone! My name is Nicole and I am the photographer behind Huggable Photography. Before being a photographer, I was a Marketing Executive at LβOrΓ©al, where I used to be the brand manager forΒ Kerastaseβ. Before that, I worked in the consumers product industry- always in the Marketing side of the business. Since I was little…
Where We Shop: Pregnancy Clothes
I love getting dressed on the weekends. For work? Not so much. My style is super laid back and informal so dressing for work- especially on days Iβm in Court- is not my strong suit (pun intended! Get it? Iβm a lawyer so I wear suits haha #lamemomjoke π). Because of my laid back, informal…
A Letter to My InstaFam
Hi friend, Welcome to the blog! If youβre reading this, it means my little BIG dream of ALittleTooLoud.com being live is a reality! How incredible is that? YOU, with your support and encouragement made that happen. How? Well- as youβve maybe gathered from my posts and #Instastories- Iβm an insecure, anxious hot mess and launching…
Diaper Bag Round-Up
I loooove our diaper bag! It’s big enough, has a ton of compartments, a great changing mat and for some reason, Chickie LOVES pointing at the animals. The bag is a kid magnet! I don’t know if that goes in the pro column Β for youΒ but I swear it’s true! More than once we’ve been out…
Traveling with Baby: Absolute Lifesavers
When Soph was tiny we traveled to Panama to see my family several times. How did I manage to fly alone with a newborn? By bringing the following things along: Medela Freestyle portable pump + mini cooler: As an exclusive pumper, meaning I didn’t actually put the baby to the breast but SOLELY pumped and…
