letters to my daughter

Dear sweet baby girl,

I can't believe how much you have grown up since your baby brother arrived. You weren't sure what to think of him at first, but now you can't stop smothering him in kisses. You have spent a lot of time with dad this past month as I take care of the baby. I'm jealous of him. I finally got to put you down for bed the other night. You patted your bed for me to come lay by you, so I did. We laid there and giggled and giggled. I love your giggle. We had a dance party the next morning. I couldn't help but smile as you tried to sing the words to the song. You are growing up so fast. It's really sad for me, but I love it all the same. Please always be my baby girl. Always come lay by me at night just so we can giggle. Turn on the music so we can dance and sing together. And never stop being you...because you are my favorite!

Love always,

mommy

baby bumps

My sister and I always seem to be pregnant at the same time. Seriously. We were 5 days apart with the baby I lost. Towards the end of her first pregnancy I got pregnant with my little girl. And these little guys we had 4 days apart. No, it wasn't planned that way...just in case you were wondering.

My sister wanted a few baby bump pictures, so we just decided to do a few pictures together. I could never do a whole maternity shoot. I just feel like a whale and I have a really round face. It's not a pretty sight. I just wanted one nice picture of my baby belly since I pretty much have no pictures of me during this pregnancy. Side note: I love that I can sleep on my stomach again and I get to start working out a week from today. Hallelujah!

After 9 months in the cooker...here is the final product! Outfits courtesy of grandma!

kids were here: june

I ran across this blog kids were here and instantly feel in love! Seriously go check it out...it will not disappoint. I love the idea of documenting the story of childhood. 

There will come a day that I won't have toys all over my living room floor, in the bath tub, and on my bed. A day when I won't have spilled milk to clean up off the coffee table, and mac and cheese on my kitchen floor. There will be a day when I won't hear my little girl giggling and talking to her stuffed animals when she is supposed to be taking a nap. They grow up so fast, and soon my baby boy wont fit perfectly in my arms. I'm not ready for that day to come, it bring tears to my eyes just thinking about it. For now, I will document it. Because when that day comes, I want to remember it all.

I started this project at the very end of June, so I hope to have more pictures for July. I plan to post my "kids were here" pictures at the beginning of each month. Anyone want to join in??

nailed it

My sister recently came up to my place to do newborn picture for their baby. Oh he is so stinkin cute! My sister saw this picture of a baby in a Tonka truck on pinterest and feel in love with it. We totally had a "nailed it" moment. Don't know what I'm talking about? Let me show you...

Let me just be totally honest...I stink at doing photo shoots with props. Glad that's off my chest! We tried putting the baby in the Tonka truck, like the picture, either the baby was really small or the Tonka truck was really big. We decided to just lay the baby by the trucks instead. It was quite an adventure! 

How a 2 year old holds his baby brother!

I will hopefully get my baby's newborn's up soon. I am also hoping to take a few family pictures at our home soon. Life is just a little crazy right now!

photo bomb

While taking newborn pictures yesterday, someone wanted to get in every shot. She is quite possibly the cutest photo bomber ever!

letters to my son

My sweet baby boy,

I can hardly believe you are finally here, wrapped snug in my arms, so quiet and peaceful. Although you have only been here for a short amount of time, you have stolen my heart completely. You are mine, and I now have two beautiful babies to love with all my might. 

Your arrival was heavily anticipated. The day was finally here. We arrived at the hospital at 7 am to be induced. Everything seemed to be going well and exactly as planned, for a while at least. Your heart rate suddenly started to slow. With every contraction your heart rate would go down. I began to panic; I didn't understand what was happening. Everything from that point on seemed to happen so fast. I pushed for a contraction and a half and that was it. You were here with the umbilical cord wrapped tight around your neck. I waited for a cry. Cry baby, please cry. The cry didn't come, and suddenly a team of nurses rushed into the delivery room. I looked around the room for someone to tell me everything was going to be alright. All eyes were on you. I couldn't see you from the bed. All I wanted to know was if my sweet baby boy was okay.

After what felt like an eternity, I got to hold you, and watch you as you struggled with each breath. You were only in my arms for about a minute before they had to take you to the nursery. I waited 3 long hours before I got to hold you again. Your arms were covered in needle marks from the nurses trying to start an IV. But you were okay, and we were all going to be okay. You are our little fighter and my little hero! There is no doubt in my mind that Heavenly Father was watching over you and our little family. You are so loved and will always be!

Love always,

Mama

Thanks to my little sister for helping me out with pictures! She did an awesome job!