My current pregnancy has been an emotional roller coaster ride. Last fall, we started talking about having another baby and when we would start trying. We decided to just go for it and were so excited to see that positive test right before Christmas. I had been testing for a few months before that and… Continue reading Pregnancy update.
Right around this time 3 years ago, I took a pregnancy test in our downstairs bathroom. I was home alone when I saw the two lines on the stick. Immediately, I felt this overwhelming sense of unconditional love and intense pressure to protect. I knew my baby was just a speck at that point, but… Continue reading Trading worry for worship.
It's been awhile since I cried. Honestly, I can't even think of the last time I did. But tonight, as I lay on my little son's new twin bed, holding his hands while he drifted off to sleep... the tears came. I never thought this day would come. When he would move out of our… Continue reading Please stay two-years-old.
When I was pregnant, I had an app on my phone that tracked my baby's development each week and had a little handprint to show how big the baby's hand was that week. I kept all my ultrasounds in my purse and stared at them, wishing I could just see him already. I remember reading… Continue reading Fearfully and wonderfully made.
Today marks 31 years since I was born. I honestly am the happiest and most content I've ever been. I'm more fulfilled, more at peace, and more confident than I could have hoped. I wish I could rewind 10 years and tell 21-year-old Kristen how amazing things would be one day... because it hasn't always… Continue reading If I knew then.
Kristen Stewart, Writer 