Blessings

The Early Days Round III

The first few days and weeks after having a baby are so tender. There are joys and challenges. I wrote about becoming a mom for the first time and those early days in 2018 after having Sadie, and then what it was like going from one to two kids in 2022 after welcoming Mordecai. Here we are in 2025 and I’m back with more reflections and a touch of oversharing because it wouldn’t be me without a bit of oversharing 😜

Right now, we’re right in the beginning days of being a family of five! As I start to type up this post, I’m just twelve days postpartum. I know I’ll look back lovingly on these words and life will be different even a few weeks from now. I love documenting this time because it’s so intense–less sleep and a new adjustment–but the delight of bringing home a new baby is just unreal and intense in its own happy way. So, let’s dive in! (more…)

Pregnancy Diary: The Third Trimester (so far!)

January 2025

It’s hard to believe we’re in the third trimester! It feels like just yesterday I was at a local creek with the kids when I had a weird taste in my mouth and Sadie threw pieces of a leaf into the water and said one was each of our family members and one was her baby sister without any of us having a clue I was expecting!

So much has happened between then and now: morning sickness, life, homeschooling, holidays, work, and more. Through it all–every up and down–God has sustained this sweet baby growing inside me. I cannot give Him enough thanks. It has been nothing but a blessing, a gift from the Lord, and a privilege to carry our daughter since June. I still can’t believe God has entrusted three children to Jimmy and I. What a calling and responsibility to love and raise them for Him.

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