I always read quotes and stories, telling us parents to slow down. To soak in the morning cuddles. To memorize the sound of those tiny feet hitting the floor. To take the family photos. It's never lost on my mama heart that life moves really fast. The sweet days and the hard ones all blend together, and I'm just trying my best to soak them all in. For Mother's Day this year, my only reques[...]
Asher Ridge is going on 5 months already, and I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how that can possibly be. Thus far time has been a thief even faster the second time around. Before I forget, I wanted to sit down and recap the top 5 baby must-haves for months 0-3. These are all things I feel we've used the most, and make the newborn season easier. I also wanted to share this list because I re[...]
One of my biggest regrets from when Atlas Ford was a little baby was not having newborn photos taken. Sure, we have iPhone pictures of him from those early days, but I would've loved to have the sweetness of his fleeting newborn days photographed. I'm so grateful to Amanda (Amanda Cleveland Photography), she booked us last minute for a newborn session for Asher Ridge. To be honest, I woke up the m[...]
As I sit here reflecting on the birth of our sweet boy, my heart is overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. The biggest fear that hovered over me with this pregnancy wasn't giving birth for the second time, but questioning how my heart could love another human as much as Atlas Ford. And then after that final push, I heard those cries, and my heart was wrecked again, doubling in size within a moment, j[...]
although we are well on our way in the second trimester by now, I wanted to do a little recap for each trimester. this might be my last pregnancy, and if it is, I want to be able to look back and remember how sweet this time was. to remember what a gift and privilege carrying our children has been. so here's a little recap on the first trimester before I forget, because pregnancy brain is a[...]