On this day last year, I got a phone call at work. It was a nurse from my doctor’s office, telling me that my baby girl’s genetic screening came back with a positive marker for Down syndrome. She wanted me to come in for more tests and follow up with the “high risk” doctor. I… Continue reading Choose hope.
It’s amazing how such a short phase of life can feel like your whole life. I’ve been alive for 34 years now. That sounds like a long time (to me). I’ve only been a mom for 4 of those years (a short time, relatively speaking). Yet those 4 years define who I am more than… Continue reading They won’t remember, but I will.
January & February: First trimester. Nausea all the time, sleeping all the time. Baby Bottle Campaign & Gala preparations keeping me super busy at work. My 33rd birthday and sharing the news about our addition to the family. We didn’t know the gender yet but I was praying about my pregnancy early on and felt… Continue reading 2019 in review.
Every night since we brought Shiloh home, she has slept on my chest. That's where she is right now, snoozing peacefully. I'm trying so hard to memorize everything about her and "enjoy every moment" because I know too well how "it goes so fast." I love her little sounds and her breathing and her tiny… Continue reading Wee hours.
Four weeks ago, we welcomed our daughter into the world via scheduled c-section. It was such a different experience from my first delivery (a failed induction and emergency c-section after 3 horrible unmedicated hours of pushing). We dropped our son off with his grandparents and left to check in at the hospital. I had been… Continue reading Birth Story: Welcome to the fam, Shiloh
Shiloh, I pray that you enjoy being part of our family as much as we will enjoy adding you to it. Spencer, I pray that you love every second of being a big brother and that you never forget that you were our first. You made us so happy that we decided to have another… Continue reading A prayer for my children.
I can't believe how fast this summer is going and how fast my pregnancy has gone this time. Granted, I have a busy job and a VERY busy toddler helping me pass the time. I'm 33 weeks today. I had a growth check for baby this morning and she's weighing in around 4.5 pounds and… Continue reading Home stretch!
I'm staring at the clock right now... 3:23 AM and counting. I woke up a little after 1. Spencer had a little accident (we're working on potty training) and needed new pajamas. As soon as I'm finished changing him and getting him to lay back down, our second little one starts rolling and kicking. She's… Continue reading Long time, no update!
On Thursday, we got up early and rented a car then drove to Indian Rocks Beach outside of Tampa. It wasn't very crowded and the beach was really pretty. We rented some chairs and umbrella and hung out all morning... Spencer took to the beach like he was born to be there. He dug in… Continue reading First Vacation! Day 4: Beach Day!
On Wednesday, we headed to Animal Kingdom and went straight for the safari ride. Spencer wasn't fully awake and was still in grumpy mode, but Jordan and I loved it. Then Jordan went to ride Expedition Everest while I walked Spencer around some of the trails. We ended up in DinoLand and spent a looong… Continue reading First Vacation! Day 3: Animal Kingdom.
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