If our babies look half as cute as their Daddy, I will be obsessed. Can you blame me?
dreamy paris
Currently obsessed with the dreamy photography of Robyn Thompson….
Many thanks to my friend Igor for introducing me to her work!
strawberry fields…
Strawberries are my absolute favorite fruit, and I will eat them any and every way possible. It dawned on me last year that I had never been picking (crazy, right?!), and it became a major mission of mine. The picking window is brief, and despite my current physical state I was determined to get there Friday during the last of the cooler temps. Luckily we have the deliciously old fashioned Highland Orchards a short country drive away….one of the many reasons why we love our area. The sweet smell of the field was lovely, and like a treasure hunt, each ripe beauty I found was a delight! I had an a-ha moment realizing the next time would be with our children, and left happily with a full basket and berry stained hands.
thirty weeks!
So…yeah….it’s been a while since my last one. Are you as shocked as I am?! Ten weeks in a twin pregnancy is a lot of time, and a LOT of growth, yikes. It takes a bit of courage to share this photo, I’ll be honest, but I feel it’s important to share the reality of it all. Extreme fatigue, lessened mobility, crazy heartburn, immense back & nerve pain, scary swelling…these symptoms are all part of my daily life now (and I left some out on purpose). Many people don’t talk about the difficulties of pregnancy, but I’m here to say that this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done to date. Some days I want to scream when I hear “it’s all worth it”. Is that true? YES, no doubt. But do I want to hear it right now? NO, not really. Pardon my venting…I’ll shut my mouth and shuffle away from the computer. I’m way past waddling.
**on a cheerier note, the babies are doing fabulously and we can’t wait to meet them**
hands…
During a casual visit to my parents house this weekend, this happened. Sitting on the sofa between my parents, the babies were kicking and I invited them both to feel. It was the first time my Dad felt the life growing inside his own daughter. The look on his face was so loving, and in an instant I realized that these are the moments in life that stay with us always. They gave me life, and now my body is growing life…it is hard to express. I cannot convey how excited I am to meet our children, and share the experience, the miracle, with them…it will be a moment beyond photography and words.