As I sit down to write about the first month with our son, I’m overwhelmed with a wide array of emotions: joy, gratitude, sadness, peace, to name a few.  It is bittersweet to know that the chapter of pregnancy has come to a close for our family.  While it didn’t come easy (getting pregnant, maintaining … More 25 // Welcome, Hayes!

Wow – a lot of time has passed since my last blog post!  This was most definitely unintentional, and I apologize to those who I left hanging.  I’m thrilled to let you all know that I am in the home stretch of our final pregnancy with a healthy baby boy! While on a walk several weeks ago, … More 24 // Nearly Complete

For the final time, we’re PUPO (Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise)!!!  Writing these words is so bittersweet, as I reflect upon our IVF journey which began over four years ago.  A journey which yielded a total of six embryos through two egg retrieval surgeries, four angels in heaven and our miracle little girl who is with … More 23 // PUPO!

Hello readers!  It’s been a bit since I’ve written on here – largely in part to preparing for a move into our new home last month!  We are finally starting to feel settled, and are incredibly grateful to be in a wonderful new community with families who share many of our same passions and joys.  … More 22 // Ready or Not!

Dear Reese: Waking up on the morning of your first birthday, I thought back to one year prior and the excitement we felt knowing it would be the day we would finally become parents. We welcomed you, a beautiful little newborn, so fragile and reliant upon your mom and dad for life.  And over the … More 21 // Dear Reese…

I hope this post finds each and every reader healthy and happy.  These are some pretty crazy times we are living in, and that makes me extra grateful that you are taking the time to read this entry!  With the COVID-19 pandemic taking place, it’s been difficult to determine a topic to write about, let … More 20 // Lifestyle Changes

I can’t believe it – our baby girl is nearly two months old!  Over the past eight weeks, I’ve learned so much about myself and my new role as a mom.  There have been triumphs, and certainly failures, but each day brings tremendous growth and no shortage of happiness. The first few weeks Our initial … More 19 // Becoming “Mama”

Happy New Year, everyone!  Today marks two weeks since we welcomed our beautiful little girl, Reese Caroline, into the world.  The past few weeks have been the most magical, joy-filled, exhausting, wonderful weeks of my life.  It took years and numerous trials to reach the birth of our first child, and now, it is difficult … More 18 // Welcome to the World, Reese.

I’ve reached the final month of pregnancy, and I can hardly believe it.  36 weeks!  How surreal it feels to have made it this far. This morning, I sat in my home and watched out the window as the snow fell softly from the trees.  I decided to take out my journal from our IVF … More 17 // On the Home Stretch

Feelings of gratefulness, joy, and inner peace fill my soul today as I sit down to write this blog post.  Dave and I just spent two days in Savannah, Georgia, followed by three on Hilton Head Island, and our babymoon was everything I hoped it would be!  We went into the trip with no plans … More 16 // Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

We’re over half way there!  I’ll be 22 weeks pregnant tomorrow, and while I would not say this pregnancy has gone by quickly, it is hard to believe we are midway through the second trimester.  I can’t begin to count the number of times I fell to my knees and prayed, with tears streaming down … More 15 // Just Bumpin’ Along!

Well hellllooooooo second trimester!  My, how I have longed for you! Thanks, everyone, for your patience with me as I have worked through the first few months of my pregnancy in relative silence from the blogging standpoint.  I haven’t had much energy or enough time free from nausea to sit down and put my thoughts … More 14 // A Warm Welcome to the Second Trimester