It's been one whole month (I wrote the majority of this back in October, it's officially been two months now) since we welcomed our sweet Saylor Jane to the world and I wanted to take a minute to record that special day before too many details escape me. I have so much to say about our girl, our fun surprise, the easiest pregnancy of the three, and the most perfect little one to round out our family. Let's just get right into it, shall we? We knew this would be a repeat c-section and we found ourselves in the same situation at nearly 39 weeks, no progress at all. Funny enough, I thought since this was number three, we'd have some excitement, like randomly going into labor or having my … [Read more...]

We recently went on our annual beach vacation to the white sandy shores of Gulf Shores. I'll recap that later, but while I had some of my favorites in a folder on my desktop, I thought I'd go ahead and add them to the blog. We met up with Kamin from Spark and Arrow for the second year in a row. We've been having our family photos made at the beach for the past six years. Professional photos are one of my favorite things to invest in for our family, so we try to get in a few sessions throughout the year. Thankfully, Allen is a good sport and doesn't mind. Let's start with my favorite, hands-down. These two have quite the bond. I always worried that their age gap (nearly 4 years) would … [Read more...]

I think I might really be doing this. I'm catching up the blog and carving out a little time to sit and write past posts or polish posts (like birthday letters) that hurriedly typed so as not to miss the moment. We won't call it a go until I've actually caught up AND started blogging in real time. I can't go back too far, we'll recap some birthdays, hit the high points, and of course, that Disney cruise. Did I tell you I have so much to say about the cruise? But first, birthday parties!  You know I'm a tiny bit over the top when it comes to birthday parties. I make no excuses, I love a good party, but about every other year we do something that doesn't require so much planning and … [Read more...]