We're Having a Baby!

A little life update from me and Marc — and the start of a brand new chapter.

Hi friends 💛

I actually can’t believe I’m writing this, but… we’re going to be parents. We’re having a baby!

I thought I’d share this news much earlier, but if I’m being honest, it’s been really special to keep it close to our hearts for a while. As we officially hit week 22, I’ve realized something about this journey — getting pregnant, being pregnant, going to appointments — it’s such a waiting game. A beautiful one, yes, but also filled with uncertainty, stress, and anxiety.

Before I share more about everything happening behind the scenes, I just want to send love to anyone in the thick of their journey to parenthood. We spend so much of our lives being told how scary it is to get pregnant — only to find out it’s not always as easy as it seems. There’s so much to learn, so much to unlearn, and for me, a deep respect for what it takes to even get to this point. If you’re in it right now — navigating fertility, loss, hope, heartbreak — I’m sending you all my love. I see you.

It’s funny, when I got laid off back in February, I had these big plans to dive back into writing here more regularly. But LOL, the opposite happened. I’m someone who shares everything (first daughter, Gemini… obviously), and it felt strange to keep something this big quiet. So instead, I chose not to post — and it honestly felt really good.

But now that it’s summer, and my bump is here in full force, I’m feeling ready — and so excited — to start sharing this new chapter. We found out on Valentine’s Day (truly on-brand), and ever since then, we’ve been slowly wrapping our heads around the fact that we’re becoming parents. (!!)

I have so many posts in my drafts I can’t wait to share — from what my first trimester was really like, to finally finding an OB we trust, to why we decided to work with a doula, and so much more. But for now, I just wanted to share this joy with you.

At the end of May, Marc and I took a trip with my parents and my brother to Spain and Portugal. My brother had just graduated med school and wanted to celebrate with a family trip — something we hadn’t done in years. Growing up, my parents instilled in us a love for travel, and going to Europe every other summer as kids shaped so much of who I am today.

Our first stop was Seville, Spain, and it felt like the perfect place to take some photos to mark this moment. I was 18 weeks pregnant at the time — not quite showing unless you really knew me — but I packed this dress I loved and brought along a photo from our recent ultrasound. Because at that point, I still couldn’t feel the baby, and wasn’t visibly pregnant yet, the ultrasound photos were my reminder: this is real.

We took photos in Barrio Santa Cruz, one of the most beautiful parts of Seville. We got up early to beat the crowds (and the heat), and it was honestly a little awkward at first — Marc and I hadn’t taken photos together like that since our wedding. But I’m so glad we did.

So, that’s the big news. We’re having a baby!

There’s so much more to share — how we found out, how we told our families (I was hilariously awkward), how I’ve been feeling, and how I’m thinking about work and life and motherhood and identity and all of it. This is the beginning of a really big life chapter — and I can’t wait to bring you along.

xx,
Julian