Preparing To Be a Big Brother

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When we found out that we were pregnant with baby #2, I was so excited for Harrison. My gut feeling was that Harrison was going to be pumped to be a big bro. That he would love little baby Jonathan immensely. But I also had that anxious thought in the back of my mind of what if he turns into an insane child and can’t handle splitting the attention of mom and dad with baby brother?!

I kept speaking to my anxious heart that he would still feel loved. He would still feel important. And that having a little brother was going to be the greatest blessing to him. When I struggle with anxiety and worry, I oftentimes have to repeat to myself truth. Over, and over, and over again.

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Dear Jonathan (v. III)

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Happy three months! We’ve really gotten into our groove this past month. You love the extra time with me and daddy to talk and play.  You’re showered daily with Harrison kisses and hugs.  Watching your sweet little eyes light up when we sit down and talk to you makes my day bright.

But putting you down to sleep at night, when your eyes quickly drift off, is my favorite.  Happy.  Content.  Safe.  Just being able to feel that your little soul feels loved and safe in my arms is the sweetest blessing of all.  You are pure quiet, kind, light in this crazy world, little boy.  My sweet little light.

Love,

Mommy

{{For earlier letters to Jonathan, see my Instagram.}}

What’s Up Wednesday {10.28.20}

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My last What’s Up Wednesday was in June! Four whole months ago! I few things have changed since then. Little Jonathan has changed our family forever. I can’t believe he’s going to be three months old on Friday. How do babies grow up so fast?!

I’m linking up with Shay and Sheaffer to share with you what’s going on in our life lately!

1: WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS WEEK:

  • Sunday: Chicken pot pie
  • Monday: Leftovers
  • Tuesday: Chicken teriyaki stir fry
  • Wednesday: Leftovers
  • Thursday: Homemade pizza
  • Friday: Carry out dinner

2: WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT:

Halloween’s past! We’re not doing trick-or-treating this year, but I love looking at how much Harrison has grown since his first Halloween.

When Harrison was six months old, he dressed up as Where’s Waldo?

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Friday Favorites {10.23.20}

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Happy Friday! I woke up earlier this week realizing that I only have a couple more months of leave left with my sweet little one. And somehow, this leave of absence from work has felt lightning fast compared to my leave with Harrison. I treasure every moment with my boys.

Sometimes a cute new mug can brighten the beginning of any day. Right? Especially when filled with piping hot autumn blend coffee. 😊

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Pumpkin Patchin’ 2020

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I feel like it goes without saying at this point that none of our normal traditions seem very normal during a global health pandemic. That didn’t stop us from taking the kids out to the pumpkin patch this past weekend. It was bitterly cold and windy. While the kids didn’t seem to notice the chilly temps, it was a quicker trip than usual to head back to the car and warm up. Anytime that I’m really not feeling up for a kid activity like this, I remind myself that I only get so many years with them little where they want to hang with their parents at the pumpkin patch. So while it wasn’t a picture perfect day, seeing the cousins together again was well worth the cold.

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Our 6th Wedding Anniversary

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Sunday was our sixth wedding anniversary. We celebrated by going to the pumpkin patch with the boys and cousins. 🙂 For our five year anniversary, we took a trip to New York just the two of us and had so much fun. This year, with a new baby and COVID, we got take-out sushi, popped a bottle of champagne, but switched to bourbon after one glass, and just enjoyed a dinner together after the boys were asleep.

I thought it would be fun to do a little Q&A on our last six years together with both Nathan and me. When I pitched this idea to Nathan, he was excited to finally be included in the blog. 🙂

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Friday Favorites {10.16.20}

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It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve done a true Friday Favorites post! I usually take most of my Friday Favorites pictures over the weekend, but I put my phone down almost the whole weekend. So while I’m missing some good recent pictures of the kids, it was good for my mental health to not feel like I had to document every thing we did.

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Let’s Look At…How We Pumpkin

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I’m currently sitting on my couch, holding a baby, and trying to type at the same time. If that isn’t a picture of life lately, I don’t know what is. If your’e new here, once a month, I link up with two of my favorite blogs (Shay @ Mix and Match Mama and Erika @ A Little Bit of Everything), to share a “look” into some little aspect of our life. Here’s a peak back at what we’ve “looked” at so far this year:

And I missed August and September adjusting to life with two kiddos.

Today we’re sharing how we pumpkin. So many directions I could take this, but I thought I’d share my outside decor for fall! Plus it gives me good motivation to get in gear to get all of my pumpkins out.

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