Baby clothes and gender stereotypes

Baby clothes and gender stereotypes

I recently had a baby. Derek and I named our girl Samantha. Ohmygoodness, we’ve loved getting to know her over the past few months. It’s been such a wild ride. Little Boss. A post shared by Camden Watts (@camdenwatts) on Dec 19, 2017 at 6:40pm PST When we...
2017 Year in Review

2017 Year in Review

Whew, what a year. It was a pretty wild, life-altering year. To put it mildly. The Big News The year began with exciting news: Derek and I were going to have a baby! We spent the first few months sharing the news in person with family and friends. Eventually we had a...
Two Months of Motherhood

Two Months of Motherhood

My husband and I are two months in and we’re doing alright! The first month of motherhood was so lovely.* There was a lot of adrenaline, quality time with family and friends, and parenting things to discover. I was no longer pregnant so I could finally consume...
Photos from the hospital

Photos from the hospital

I’m a mom. That’s still sinking in. It’s so new, in fact, that typing the words feels like I’m writing fiction. Becoming a mom has always felt like a far off idea; something that’d happen one day. Until it happened. Don’t get...
Saying farewell to Louie

Saying farewell to Louie

Last month my family said farewell to Louie. Louie was my shadow for almost exactly 10 years. My sister found him at the Wake County Animal Shelter in Raleigh, N.C., in 2007. I fell in love with him immediately. Louie was diagnosed with cancer in 2016. We found out he...