Maternity Pictures

I'm currently sitting here staring at my handsome two week year old baby boy and I cannot believe that just a few days ago I was big and pregnant. It's already odd to think about how our lives looked without Judah being apart of it but looking at these pictures makes me want to be pregnant all over again. I didn't think it was possible to think that thought so soon after giving birth but there is nothing like knowing that little life inside you is dependent upon you even before you've ever met.

Pregnancy is truly a miraculous experience and I feel privileged and blessed to have walked through these last nine months and have now entered motherhood. Giving birth was the most difficult and yet most rewarding thing that I've ever done but it's worth every second of waiting once you lock eyes with your baby.  My heart is truly overflowing with gratitude to the Lord for a healthy pregnancy and delivery and I cannot believe that I have the privilege of being Judah's mom. This morning we took our newborn pictures and I cannot wait to lay my eyes on them, until then I'm satisfied treasuring these sweet pregnant moments that our friend Liz captured (she's taken all of our photos since our engagement and we love her so! ). Happy a happy week friends! Photos by Elizabeth Claire Photography.
                                                                                                   

And Baby Makes Three

It's true!! Drew and I are expecting our first baby this September! This has been the hardest secret for me to keep and it is a well known fact with my friends that I can't keep happy news secret for very long. We are so thankful and overjoyed with this life that the Lord has given to us and cannot wait to meet this little person growing inside me.

I'm 15 weeks and have thankfully been feeling well. I didn't experience morning sickness and am thanking the Lord daily for it. I've had a huge appetite and have had low energy but overall I just can't stop smiling from the sheer amount of happiness that I feel. I keep telling Drew that I'm ready for a little bump to appear so that I can show the world on the outside our little secret. 

I cannot wait to see Drew become a father. My heart feels like bursting thinking about how well he is going to love this little peanut. I'm so blessed by the way he has shown me his support with late night ice cream runs, countless back rubs and the way that he can calm me in an instant when my twirly mind foolishly looks up symptoms on my pregnancy app. He's simply the best and I'm so thankful that I get to parent alongside him.

            

 

*My two personal favorites... telling him we're gonna be parents and our attempts at baby bumps (also I think he was going for Derrick Zoolander in the shot on the right ha ha!)

It's going to be an another adventure and I simply cannot wait for September to be here already! Are you a new mom or expecting your first baby? I'd love to hear how you're doing! Any other September mommas out there? Much love...

                                                                                              

She Prospers Photography: Baby C

Don't you just love a story full of adventure? I'd say adventure is the perfect word that comes to mind whenever I'm about my friends Tyler and Jordan. From their dating and engagement days in college together, to living and working in China and traveling the world, these two are full of fun! Now they are having their first baby and are about to begin the adventure of their lives as parents. I can't wait to see these two in action with their little one in just a few weeks! Can't wait to meet you baby C!