Life on Red Oak - A lifestyle blog by Kelly Daniel

Grace & Gratitude | Our NICU Story

Our sweet Olivia was born on February 17, 2021 at 1:15 am. She was a day shy of 41 weeks and even then she never seemed to want to arrive. Much like Greyson (who was born at 40-41 weeks, too), Olivia was just happy as could be in mamas womb yet I, on the other… Read More
Olivia Pierce | 2 Month Update

What a month it’s been for us as a new family of four. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to get on here consistently and that is large in part due to our overall adjustment and enjoyment of this new phase. I’ve been really soaking up these moments with Olivia because, much like… Read More
Celebrating Autism ACCEPTANCE Month

Words matter. As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, words matter the most. That’s why this year in April there has been a shift in how we can advocate for better representation, understanding, and acceptance of the autistic community and their families. Previously April has been known to be Autism “Awareness” Month… Read More
A Pumping Hack Every Mom Needs to Know

Affiliate links are used within this post. You can read my full disclosure here. Breastfeeding is a source of mixed feelings for me. When I was pregnant with Greyson I had the grand plan to breastfeed for the first year – a common goal many new moms set before themselves. He arrived and thanks to… Read More

Grace & Gratitude | Our NICU Story

May 9, 2021

Our sweet Olivia was born on February 17, 2021 at 1:15 am. She was a day shy of 41 weeks and even then she never seemed to want to arrive. Much like Greyson (who was born at 40-41 weeks, too), Olivia was just happy as could be in mamas womb yet I, on the other hand, was more than ready to get this show started. I had a routine weekly appointment with my OB - who wanted labor to start naturally. Every appointment she'd check my cervix and time ... Read more