Aren’t these felt pennants from Rank and File adorable? I feel like waving them around on Saturday mornings. I’ve had a pretty emotionally rough week with bad news after bad news, but it was nice to have a full night’s rest and wake up surrounded by my family. I’m actually on my way out the door to visit a sick family member in the hospital (which is anything but yaaay!), but I’m trying to stay positive. At least I have a sweet little boy to remind me to “dry your tears, my dear.”

Here are some things to share over the weekend:

• Were you a pregnant bride?
• This writer argues why it’s best to get married as a grown-up. And by grown-up, that means over age 30.
• The new mommy trend is admitting to smoking pot? Early Mama Facebook readers largely disagreed. What do you think?

And here are some of my Babble posts (which have been lacking due to my hell-ish week):