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32 Weeks [A Bumpdate]
How Far Along: I am 32 weeks and 5 days. 52 days until I'm 40 weeks.Total Weight Gain/Loss: How about 23 pounds officially. I'm totally good with that number!Food Aversions (and "no nos"): Nothing has...
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Merry Christmas...
...from our home to yours! (And, yes, I do realize I am a day late, but better late than never, in my opinion.)*photo is courtesy of Lindsey March Photography (The link is to her blog. I don't think...
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33/34 Weeks [A Bumpdate]
33 Weeks (Notice the little hand reaching up? Yeah, the story of my life these past few weeks is "Mommy! Hold you!" which in Zoë language translates to "Mommy, I want you to hold me while you're...
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35 Weeks [A Bumpdate]
And because I was curious, and thought you might enjoy seeing for yourself, I made a collage of bumpdate pics from 15, 25, and 35 (so today's pic) pics. Funny enough, I wore the same shirt for my 15...
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36 Weeks [A Bumpdate]
How Far Along: I am 36 weeks and 5 days. 23 days until I'm 40 weeks!Total Weight Gain/Loss: 29 pounds. Heck yes! I actually lost weight between my 34 and 36 week check. I was overjoyed. I'm still...
View ArticleThoughts on Marriage and Counseling
So I had mentioned in one of my more recent bumpdates how the highlight of my week was a marriage clinic Ben and I went to. While I'm not about to get into specifics of what exactly went on during our...
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37 Weeks [A Bumpdate]
How Far Along: I am 37 weeks and 5 days. 16 days until I'm 40 weeks! (Whaaaat?!?! There are times I thought this day would never come. And while there is still fear I may lose my rainbow baby, I can...
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38 Weeks [A Bumpdate]
*NOTE: Some of what I say in this post may sound like I'm complaining. While the pregnancy is getting to be quite uncomfortable as, by this point, all my internal, abdominal organs have been pushed out...
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WE HAVE A RAINBOW BABY!!!!
God is good! So, so unbelievably good!! If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, then you've likely seen the picture of Ben and me with our newest addition to our family. I simply wanted to tell the...
View ArticlePondering Birth
*NOTE: This post was supposed to be scheduled to publish on 2/4/14. Somehow, I messed up and must have only saved it, not published with a scheduled time. So, this was finished before Aubrey's birth,...
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1 Month [Aubrey]
Time always seems a funny thing when you have a newborn. Even funnier when you have an almost 2 year old and a newborn. The days seem infintessimally longer while weeks seem to slip straight through...
View ArticleIt's back...
...and I'm not so sure how I feel about it. While I'm not complaining it's back, because it definitely is one of those "blessing in disguise" situations, I am praying against it helping in the undoing...
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To My Sweet Bug
Blowing out the candle in your birthday, breakfast waffleZoë, Zoë, Zoë...Where to begin? (I write that as though I know this letter will be long, but I honestly can't tell you it's length. No matter,...
View ArticleMeaning Behind the Name
Today I wanted to share the meaning behind Aubrey's name. Though I'm slightly hesitant because the book Ben and I choose names from lists two different origins with two different meanings for her first...
View ArticleStuck
At least, that is how I feel at the time being. Not that it's a bad thing; honestly, I'm such a home body, not leaving my home doesn't bother me a great deal. Except when I feel like I'm trapped. And...
View ArticleToday May Be the Death of Me
Those were words I typed into my facebook status just last week. Words which didn't really hit me any particular way as they flew out from under my fingers. It really was a rough day. I honestly...
View ArticleTrapped
I apparently have a theme going on in my life. I wrote a post about how I feel stuck on Monday. Though the reasoning behind that post is different from what I'm feeling right now, I feel trapped....
View Article1 Year [A Bittersweet]
*Today marks the one year birthday of our sweet angel baby. And while we don't know our baby's gender and we never were able to name him or her, I still think about them on a pretty consistent basis....
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The Birth of a Rainbow Baby
*Let me warn you: I will likely overshare. I truly want to remember everything surrounding this birth, especially as a reminder to myself of what I accomplished so differently from my first birth...
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2 years old (What?!)
I could also title this post "Mom Is Only Capable of Keeping Us Alive Right Now". As witnessed by the lack of blogging these days. Though we are thoroughly exhausted, I can't blame it on a child who...
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2 Months Old
As time continues to fly, I'm beginning to realize the speed at which my children grow is beginning to surprise me a little less, though it still elicits a shake of my head and a little disbelief. I...
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!mpact: Great Leadership Changes Everything [Book Review & Giveaway]
I might have been a little crazy when I signed up to review a book last month. Let me remind you: I am in the throws of raising a two year old and I have an infant. (Thus the lack of activity with...
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3 Months In...Golly Gee
*Note: so while I had every intention of posting this and writing a little note to Aubrey right around her 3 month birthday, I didn't get to it. Honestly, I don't feel like I sit in front of my...
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4 Months
I should be napping. You know, resting while my two little ones are asleep. And yet, I really want to write this out before I take Aubrey's 4 month pictures in hopes I can publish it in the next few...
View ArticleSo Long! Farewell! Aufwiedersehn! Good[bye]
Yes yes...I know I changed the words just a tiny bit, but I couldn't help it. It's what came to my mind when I realized I should type up a sort of farewell. I'm guessing this does not come as a...
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