I already feel like time is speeding along! I was and am very grateful for the “good days” I had last week. Unfortunately this week has been a bit harder for me. I think my hormones are just being a little fickle. Starting Monday morning I’ve been quite a bit more tired each day, especially…Continue Reading “Pregnancy Update // 16 Weeks”
It’s surreal to be here again, anticipating new life and embracing all the pregnancy and baby things once again. Some unique facts about this pregnancy: This was a planned pregnancy. We had been praying about it for a number of years and trying for a few months before we found out we were expecting. This…Continue Reading “Pregnancy Update // 15 Weeks”
Pregnancy Announcement – Baby #4! Back in January we announced our 4th pregnancy and now that I’m finally coming out of the fog of the first trimester, I wanted to document it here. Having another baby has been a subject of prayer over the last few years and now God had brought us to this…Continue Reading “One More to Adore!”
Labor Much like the birth stories of my first two children, this day started with a pang, just sharp enough to wake me from my sleep. I sat up in bed around 2 a.m. on Sunday, February 4. I grabbed my phone and eagerly opened my contraction timer app and waited. Being 6 days past…Continue Reading “Remi’s Birth Story”
As this pregnancy draws closer to it’s inevitable end, I have so many emotions! Primarily I’m regretting my decision to slack on updates. I do really enjoy looking back on the posts from my first two pregnancies and I wish I had taken the time to preserve more of the memories from this one, too….Continue Reading “Belly Day // Thirty-Eight Weeks”
When the hubby and I took our babymoon to Colorado in October I let myself skip a couple updates. I became addicted to being a slacker and let holidays and low-iron laziness rule. I only ended up taking a few update photos the rest of the pregnancy and even fewer of the update videos. I…Continue Reading “Belly Day // Thirty-Three Weeks”
The last two weeks have been tough on the pregnancy front. Nothing too extreme, just dealing with it all poorly. In what ways, you ask? Baby brain is FULL ON. I’m a hot mess, except not so hot. Late to everything, forgetting all the things. Swelling has picked up. It’s not as as bad as…Continue Reading “Belly Day // Twenty-Six Weeks”
As our trip drew close I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage these updates while prepping and being on vacation. So I decided to just skip it! At first it bothered me that I would break the consecutive week thing, but then I realized it’s not a big deal and it accurately represents…Continue Reading “Belly Day // Twenty-Four Weeks”
A quick update for a quick week! It sped by, as life fills with things to do and plan. This week I am working furiously to wrap up some life and work things and prep for our roadtrip baby-moon!!! Steven and I are leaving soon for our big trip for just the two of us……Continue Reading “Belly Day // Twenty-One Weeks”
Oops… starting to get behind! I took the photos and video and had it all prepared but didn’t have a moment to sit and write out this post yet! But here we go :) Week twenty is always a fun, big one. It’s the halfway mark! They start measuring baby size by head to toe…Continue Reading “Belly Day // Twenty Weeks”