Monthly Round-Up | January ‘26
A curated collection of the standout moments, meals, and little highs and lows that made this past month one to remember.
Happy 1st Monthly Round Up of 2026!!
Man this month has been a DOOZY! From us losing our Grandma, to huge snowstorms, to Alexa being sick the entire month, to ICE goons ruining this country, to our flights being cancelled … 2026 has definitely been… not good so far.
Let’s recap this month and hope for a better January!
High: I feel like such a sap for saying this but the best moment of this month has to be seeing the success of my IVF doc, Dr. Lucky Sekhon! She released the fertility Bible, The Lucky Egg this month, and I swear that I saw her everywhere! I really am not exaggerating when I say that I would not have Penny today if it wasn’t for Dr. Lucky. When I say that every single thing that could go wrong, went wrong, and Dr. Lucky’s composure and positive attitude coupled with facts and stats were the only thing that kept me going. She even helped me find a different MFM when I was unhappy at the care I was receiving at Columbia! I went to a book release party for her and was just so overjoyed to see a room of people celebrating her. At one point she came over and said that every single person at her table could trace knowing each other back to me and I just sobbed! Life is so crazy - I am just so thankful and happy for her to receive all the success in the world!
Low: Girlfriend’s death by far. Though Alexa and I went to see her recently with Penny - we knew her death was rapidly approaching but it still took me by surprise. We used to joke that nothing could kill her because she was so tough but ultimately MAC was too powerful for her little body. I’m so sad that politics came between us for so long but I’m so happy that I took Penny to meet her and they loved each other so much. This is your reminder to call your grandma.
Funniest moment: Penny got up and talked at Girlfriend’s funeral! Alexa and I decided to give an impromptu speech and Penny decided she would like to say something as well. She said “I’m going to write Girlfriend a letter about a creepy spider” and “I loved hugging Girlfriend and holding her hand.” Ok this is a mix of hilarious and really sweet - now I’m crying even thinking about it.
Biggest cry: Just watching my Mom be really sad. It’s a strange feeling to feel like you are parenting your parent through the death of their parent but that’s kind of how me and Alexa felt this month. I wish that we lived closer so that I could truly be there for her!
Proudest moment: Penny does an afterschool program called Broadway’s Next Step and we really don’t get that many updates on what goes on but we got to see a little performance from them this week and me and Steve were just delighted! The class is basically improv for toddlers and it’s exactly as cute as you are imagining! Penny was such a hoot! She is so dramatic and was such a little leader in the class. I just know she is going to be a broadway star one day!
Best purchases: All of my best purchases recently have been organization things for Penny. This is probably a product of feeling like we have too many things and not enough room for said things in our apartment after Christmas but I digress. Here are my most favorite recent purchases that contain all her art supplies, toys and stuffed animals:
This rotating art supply organizer makes Penny so happy and helps me keep everything sorted! Having this has made her so into art projects!
This 10 drawer rolling cart has room for all her coloring books, paper, workbooks, sticker books, etc! I had a smaller version that she quickly outgrew! This was easy to put together and looks chic!
I added this door organizer on the back of her bedroom door along with these clear toy bags and it’s so easy to keep everything grouped together now and she can see what is in each bag!
Penny has SO MANY STUFFED ANIMALS and we truly do not have room for them so I really wanted to get one of these animal cages but I really don’t like the look of the ones that say zoo and/or most of them are giant! This one has wheels and a drawer at the bottom!
Best gifted item(s): Lake and Skye’s new 11:11 Moon is the most heavenly scent! I really cannot describe the smell except I love the notes of coconut and lemon! It’s truly ethereal and I brought it on a trip with me to Cabo and every single person asked me what I was wearing!
