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Harrison

Harrison is THREE Months Old!!

Yesterday Harrison turned THREE MONTHS OLD!!!  I cannot believe that we’ve been parents for just three months.  Sometimes I feel like he’s always been in our lives.  

Harrison really is the best baby.  Dustin and I are pretty laid back people and Harrison is turning out to be the most chill baby 😊

He loves…
-holding his head up and looking around
-smiling
-ceiling fans and light fixtures (still)
-being held in a position where he can see everything
-trying to “talk” to us
-cuddling

He doesn’t love…
-having anything rubbed on his face
-not having anyone to look at in a room
-lotion on his body

I am so looking forward to having the whole summer off with Harrison.  His little personality is developing more and more each day, and it’s so much fun to watch.  Dustin and I are so enthralled with everything he does!!

Here are a few pictures from his third month of life 😃


My First Mother’s Day

 I celebrated my first Mother’s Day yesterday with Harrison and Dustin.  Dustin got up with Harrison and let me sleep in, and both boys came to wake me up to open my presents before getting ready for church.  Yesterday was a day that I had been longing to celebrate for myself since 2015.

Yesterday was also a day of lots of emotions coexisting within me.  I was thrilled to finally be able to celebrate Mother’s Day because being a mother to Harrison is really just a dream.  He’s an amazing baby and I am so enamored with him.  But it wasn’t without the selfless gift of another woman that made my day of celebration possible.  While I celebrated, she may have been experiencing sadness.

My heart goes out to the women who long to be mothers who had a difficult time yesterday going to church or scrolling through social media.  I’ve been there and I know how sad a day like yesterday can be.  If that’s you, please email me because I would love to pray for you and encourage you.  I also recommend the book Longing for Motherhood.  It helped me tremendously processing my emotions.  

Now that I’m on the other side, I understand why we struggled with infertility because the Lord had us waiting on Harrison–who is the perfect addition to our family 🙂

 He’s always looking at a ceiling fan.


Real life: I wanted pictures, but Harrison was hungry.  So we fed him first and the pictures followed haha!

Harrison is TWO Months!

(my favorite one haha!)


Harrison turned two months on Saturday, April 27th, and I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!  How in the world has two months already flown by?!

This week is my last week of maternity leave and I’m cherishing every moment I have with him.  The good thing, though, is that I’ll only be going back to work for three weeks before summer break and then I’ve got two more months with him before school starts again.

Dustin and I have loved watching Harrison’s personality develop.  He’s genuinely such a happy baby and is so content.  He has his fussy moments but those are always fixed by cuddling him.  He LOVES being held close!

Harrison likes…
-being held
-bath time
-looking around
-ceiling fans
-lights
Harrison dislikes…
-waiting on his bottle to be made
-putting lotion on


And a few pictures from this month of Harrison!