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I'm Afraid of Getting Wrinkles…And Other Stupid Things
I have a confession to make. I’m afraid of getting old and having wrinkles. It’s not the only thing I’m afraid of either. I’m afraid of being pregnant (even though I really want kids), I’m afraid of...
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Preparing for Baby || I Need Advice!
It’s nearing that exciting time in our lives when husband and wife are considering adding baby to the mix! When my sister got pregnant last year with my now adorable 6-month old niece Briley, I...
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Swimsuit || Why I’m Ditching My Two-Piece(s)
So pretty much everyone knows that I have crazy baby fever, and pretty soon Jason and I are going to start trying to have one. I’m so excited! When my sister got pregnant last year, it put me in...
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Baby Diaries || TTC First Month
This won’t be a gross post. Just wanted to put that out there. I’m not going to talk about intimate things here, and I won’t be discussing uncomfortable subjects. But this will be all about trying to...
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Baby Diaries || TTC Month Three
(Caution: This post talks about the female reproductive phases. Men may want to look away, but I promise it’s not graphic.) Three months is not a long time. Three months is not a long time. Three...
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8 Months Is A Really Long Time || Baby Diaries 3
I know now that when you’re trying to have kids, it kind of becomes something of an obsession, and you think about it all the time. That being said, I’ve been trying to make it so that my readers don’t...
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The Not-So-Lucky 15% || Baby Journey
Eighty-five percent of couples trying to get pregnant succeed in one year. We are officially in the not-so-lucky 15%. It’s not a rank I ever expected to join. WARNING: There is quite possibly TMI in...
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Negative (Pregnancy Tests and Emotions) || Month 17
This month was hard for me. Not the month of November specifically, but the 17th cycle month of Jason and I hoping for a baby. We are nearing a year and a half now, and most of the time I’m totally...
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Two Big Announcements (And How They Relate To One Another)
December is always the craziest month of the year for me. I get tons of last minute requests for photography, there’s 101 Christmas activities to attend, and the last week of the year is pretty much...
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My Dreams Are Coming True
Age four. That’s the earliest I can remember deciding that I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. By then I had two or three sisters (depending on if it was the beginning of the age four or the end) and...
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Why I’m Not in a Hurry to Adopt
I’m not in a big hurry to adopt. It’s not because as new foster parents we have a home full of girls (3, if you haven’t heard the news. An 11 year old, 8 year old and 3 year old) and I can’t imagine...
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Our Foster Family Christmas || Tree Decorating
Last night we decorated our Christmas tree as a family. I’m not sure if you remember, but last January is when we started foster care classes, and one year ago is when we made the decision to go...
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It Is Well With My Soul || Baby Journey
Part 1: News This is going to be such a long blog. I might actually split it up a bit because I could just go on and on and on. Something has happened. If you’re reading this blog you might already...
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Our Baby Room || Gray and White Vintage Hot Air Balloons
This has been a long awaited blog, not just for me because I’ve been excited about it, but I’ve gotten so many requests from out-of-towners who wanted to see what I’ve been working on for the last 6...
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Introducing Everly Jane || Newborn Photography
Meet my precious baby girl, Everly Jane. She was born on February 7th at 7:52am after quite a bit of convincing, weighing 9 lbs 11 oz and at 21 inches long (which were my exact measurements as a...
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Everly’s Birth Story || Hypnobabies + Induction at 42 weeks
Everly’s birth story is equally beautiful and sad for me. It didn’t happen how I wanted, and I cried many many tears over it, but the ending is still the sweet ending that I anticipated. Now as I’m...
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Jacey Noelle’s Birth Story || Hypnobabies Home Water Birth
“Next time though, I want a freaking home birth…” [the last sentence from Everly’s birth story]. I am SO excited to tell this birth story. I never wanted anything more, and Jacey’s birth was...
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Finishing Our Bathroom Renovation at 7 Months Pregnant
It’s finally time to unveil our bathroom reno! We are not handy people, although we are slowly becoming so, and so this was a big undertaking for us. Money has been an issue since Jason’s stroke, and...
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