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this would have been (3).
Two and a half days ago, life was looking very different. Tonight, I’m sitting here, admiring my baby girl’s sweet face and enjoying the comforts of home. The boys are upstairs sleeping, the house is...
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one week.
Sweet Baby Girl, You are officially one week old (and almost a day, because I’m posting this to you so late). There’s so much I want to say to you already, and I’m not sure I’ll ever keep up with all...
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four weeks.
Whoops! This didn’t publish as planned when I wrote it. :( A few days late, but the sentiment is the same… There is just SO much to say as we reach this little milestone of four weeks with our sweet...
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dear eloise.
Eloise Josephine, One month ago today, you joined our family in person and made your birthday official. To date, August 19th, 2013 is one of the most spectacular days of my life. Thank you for making...
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in my own skin. (98)
I turned 34 a few weeks ago. It wasn’t a milestone birthday, but it definitely felt like a bigger jump than other birthdays before it. This is at least in part because I’m growing a belly right now...
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ever closer. (69)
And just like that, there go the 70’s! Hello, day 69. The super sweet lady who rang me up at Trader Joe’s tonight was so gracious and kind when she noticed my bump. She had such nice things to say,...
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when the time comes. (23)
I will be thirty seven weeks pregnant tomorrow, so I’m thinking more and more about the big day that’s coming in the very near future. I’m trying to visualize what I hope the experience will be, trying...
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surrounded. (19)
Look at these days go by, each one of them bringing something new to the mix every 24 hours! This has been the hardest countdown to date, but so worth it as I look back already and see how God is alive...
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one big nest. (18)
Maybe my memory is poor, but I’m pretty sure I’ve not nested so intently or for so long before now. I guess when I was pregnant with Henry, I could get more done in less time, and that could be the...
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i wish that… (10)
…I knew what I know now, when I was younger… That’s how the song goes, right? So this is the third go around with being quite close to baby time, and the truth is, I’m not actually sure I know a whole...
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little bean. (5)
Dear Beautiful Baby, It’s early in the morning here, and I can tell you are working hard to prepare to join us. I keep trying to imagine what it must feel like to be stirred from the cozy, calm space...
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God’s time is not our time. (3)
“Like a tidal wave, crashing over me, rushing in to meet me here, Your love is fierce. Like a hurricane, that I can’t escape, tearing through the atmosphere, Your love is fierce.” -Jesus Culture Last...
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sibling love. (2)
I asked Henry and Eloise today if they might like to write letters to the new baby. Both were very enthusiastic. I wish I could write Eloise’s entire letter in her sweet little accent and vernacular,...
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sacred beginnings.
Ten days gone by…ten nights ago, I was typing away for day two of my one hundred day countdown to baby, so curious to know how many more days might go by before we met our sweet little bundle. That...
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