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Our Growing Family: A First Trimester Update

October 9, 2017 By Lauren

Y’all, it has been over four months since I posted here and I’m not really sure how I feel about that. Sometimes I miss the consistency of writing and the community I’ve found here and other times I’m grateful for the free time that’s opened up in my schedule when there’s no deadline to meet or other tasks to complete.

But I thought it was about time to pop back in and share one of the main reasons why my free time has mostly been filled with napping and reading the last few months (and it’s not just because I’m lazy!). Right in the middle of our fun and busy summer, we had what will probably be one of the biggest surprises of our lifetime – we found out that baby #2 will be joining us in March 2018!

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Caleb’s 12-15 Month Update

June 21, 2017 By Lauren

Well hello, friends! I’m popping back in this space to share an update on the last few months with our crazy, adorable, and constantly moving toddler. I probably won’t share monthly updates now that he’s not a baby, but I still do love documenting his life as he grows each month. So here are a few fun pictures and updates from the first few months of our little guy’s second year of life!

The Numbers

At his 15 month appointment, Caleb was weighing in at 21 lbs 12 oz and measuring 30 inches long. That means he’s finally bumped up to the 25th percentile for weight after hanging down there in the single digits for a long while. I’m just happy he’s healthy and I sure do love squeezing his little thighs and kissing his little belly. The other day when I went to scoop him out of his crib he seemed so long and lanky and I felt like he was all arms and legs. He looks like a little toddler and I love seeing him grow!

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Our One Year Family Pictures

April 10, 2017 By Lauren

Caleb turned one at the end of February, and I’ve been itching to capture the joy of this stage with some fun pictures since then. Fortunately for me, my college bestie Haley flew out and we were able to take advantage of her amazing photography skills in a little family photo shoot. Haley has documented so many parts of our lives, including our proposal and engagement pictures, parts of our wedding, our pregnancy announcement, our maternity photos, Caleb’s newborn pictures, and some fun six month photos. Seriously, this girl’s the bomb and you should check out her blog/website if you get the chance!

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How My Fears About Motherhood Panned Out: A One Year Reflection

April 3, 2017 By Lauren

When I wrote this post back in January 2016, I was eight months pregnant and both nervous and excited to become a mom. I knew that God would use the birth of our first child to shape me and draw me to him in so many ways, but that didn’t stop various fears and anxieties from swirling around my head as his due date got closer.

As I look back on these fears I had, it’s so evident that God walked with me and held me every step of the way his first year. He held me through the sleepless nights, the sometimes frustrating and long days, and all the moments where I thought my heart would burst with the joy of being a mama to my sweet little boy.

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Caleb’s Twelve Month Update

March 6, 2017 By Lauren

Holy moly…twelve months. We are officially crossing the line from babyhood to toddlerhood and I’m not really sure how to feel about that. Instead of trying to capture all the thoughts and feels in one post, I’ll save the sappy, sentimental stuff for another day and just jump into this month’s update!

The Numbers

We had our one year checkup yesterday and Caleb is weighing in at 18 lbs 4 oz and measuring 29 inches long. He’s pretty much followed the same growth curve this whole year so even though he’s teeny, he’s growing well and we are happy with that!

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The Motherhood Truth Setting Me Free From Control

February 22, 2017 By Lauren

It’s been almost a year since my green-eyed, redheaded little boy made me a mama. From the exhausting months of newborn cries and snuggles to the giggles and tantrums of the late baby stage, this journey has grown me in so many ways. Just as I might have predicted, one theme keeps coming up over and over again: control.

I quickly fell into one of the sneakiest traps of motherhood: the belief that everything my child is, does, and says is within my control and therefore my responsibility.

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Five Essential Books For New Parents

February 13, 2017 By Lauren

I’m a big reader and a big planner, so I’ve jumped into quite a few parenting books in this first year of being a mama. Some of them have made me laugh, a few have made me cry, and almost all of them have challenged me to think deeply about how we want to raise our son and any other littles that follow him.

I don’t know that there’s one book that will ever perfectly describe our parenting philosophy (and I’m sure it will constantly evolve as our family grows anyway), but these books have been essential to this whirlwind first year of being parents. I won’t vouch for every sentence of every book, but these books would easily be on my top five for new parents.

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Caleb’s Eleven Month Update

January 30, 2017 By Lauren

The Numbers

As of our last pediatrician visit for his cold/stomach bug/ear infection, Caleb was weighing in just above 18 lbs. As always, he’s still our little guy and I’m soaking it in because I can still carry him on my hip without getting exhausted! He’s pretty close to being entirely in 12 month clothes, although he does rock some 9 month onesies every once in a while.

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Six Intentional Practices To Slow Down Life In 2017

January 23, 2017 By Lauren

If I had to choose a few words to define our lifestyle, I would select slow, intentional, and joyful. We want our schedules to be open so that we have time for the spontaneous, ordinary moments of relationship, family, and community that make life worth living. We’ve already done so much to try to hold on to a slow pace of life, but as I look ahead at 2017, I know I still have some areas where I can grow.

These are six things I’m hoping to incorporate into my daily life as we move further into 2017. They might not be that original or even specific, but I am excited to see how God will use these things to draw me into deeper intimacy with Him and with the people I love!

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Caleb’s Nine Month Update

November 29, 2016 By Lauren

The Numbers

We have our nine month checkup this week so I don’t have exact numbers yet, but I’m guessing little man is weighing somewhere around 17 pounds. He’s currently rocking 6-9 month everything, but I did take advantage of Black Friday sales to order some 12 months stuff for when he moves that direction in a few weeks. That noggin of his is still pretty impressive and I had a nostalgic mama moment the other day when I looked at his little hands and they seemed SO much bigger than they used to do. What in the world am I going to do when he’s a big ol’ toddler wandering around?