I am so thrilled to be sharing our fall family photos thanks to Randy Yeats. My heart is so full and filled with gratitude. I shared on my Instagram caption when I posted these, but at this time last year we were 15 months into the adoption process having heard NO over 30 times. We were starting to feel hopeless and wondering if we had misheard the Lord about our call to adopt. We were worn out. I had held…
How adorable are these raising girls mommy and me sweatshirts from Ford and Wyatt?! They were nice enough to send these to us, and I seriously could not wait to wear them with my precious girls. I have the “Raising Girls” sweatshirt, but they also have options like “Raising Boys,” “Raising Legends,” “Mother,” and more. They are all just so fun and come in a variety of colors. I am wearing the medium. The girls have the sweatshirts, but the…
I am so excited to share Jane Evelyn’s newborn photos today! I’m so grateful to Randy Yeats for capturing these special images. Because of her early arrival and NICU stay, we never got to take newborn photos with Ivy Jean which honestly still makes me sad. I am so glad we got to take these and capture so many sweet photos of our two precious girls together. I will cherish them forever. Truly, I do not have the right words.…
If you’ve been following along on Instagram or read my blog post sharing that it was baby day here, then you probably know that our sweet Jane Evelyn was born on Thursday, August 6th. Just like with her sister, not a day has gone by that we have not felt grateful for her life and humbled to be her parents. What a precious, precious gift and constant reminder of God’s goodness in our family story. Today I wanted to take…
My mom, sister, and best friend threw me the most amazing baby shower this past weekend. I cannot begin to tell you how special it was! Russ and Ivy Jean came as we wanted her to feel included and part of it all. We were surrounded with family and close friends. Don’t worry, we all wore our masks and kept it small! It was different than I ever thought but it didn’t stop the feeling of celebration over this special…
I am so excited to share our summer maternity family photos! With COVID, we honestly have hardly any photos with all three of us while I am pregnant. We also won’t be able to take photos with Ivy Jean at the hospital. As a photo lover, this made my heart so sad. It makes these extra special! It’s such a gift to document this miracle pregnancy. Our Second Miracle Baby If you missed my birth announcement sharing more of our…
As of last Tuesday, I am officially in my second trimester! Now almost 28 weeks of loving you sweet girl! I haven’t posted specifically about my pregnancy since announcing our sweet babe is a girl and our announcement before then, so I thought I would do a little second trimester update. I’m including my only two true bump pictures plus a new outfit (shop my cute blue dress here and everything else below)! Symptoms & Similarities Overall I have been…
I am thrilled to share some really fun news as well as our beach maternity photos – baby number two is a girl!!!! We are overjoyed and continue to thank God for what is our true second miracle baby (read the baby announcement and our infertility/adoption journey here). We told Ivy Jean first by letting her cut open a cupcake with pink icing inside. She literally jumped up and down she was so excited to find out she will have…
To our great joy and surprise, we are thrilled to share I’m PREGNANT! For 16 months, we’ve been praying and pursuing adoption wholeheartedly. We’ve filled out stacks and stacks of paperwork, gone through tests, and spent money listing with agencies, all the while begging God for a baby. He answered in the most surprising way! It is with extreme gratitude and awe we share our pregnancy announcement. Our Journey to Build a Family If you’re new here, we started trying…
