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Holidays

Fourth of July With Our Little Firecracker!

Happy 4th of July!!

Harrison tried on his 4th of July outfit yesterday that’s been in his closet for maybe 2 months??  And it’s almost too small haha!!  That means we’ll be wearing it a lot this month before he can’t wear it any longer.

He had his 4 month appointment Monday and our pediatrician said the 4 month vaccines are the worst–and they definitely have been.  He hasn’t been his usual happy, smiley self–poor baby.  He did have a good 5 minutes though during our photo shoot and was almost too busy “talking” to give me a smile.

I hope y’all are busy celebrating today….we have two different family BBQs to attend!  See y’all back here tomorrow for a Friday Favorites post!

A Low-Key Father’s Day Weekend

This was such a low-key, relaxing weekend and I enjoyed it so much!!  With Dustin’s work schedule, he works two weekends a month and is off two weekends a month.  A weekend for him is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so it’s great for me during the summer because I love having three days with him in a row!

Friday morning I went with a friend to the mall while she shopped and Dustin took Harrison with him to run errands.  It was so nice for me to go with a friend and not worry about feeding on time or finding a bathroom with a changing table or a fussy baby 😜  But after a few hours, I was ready to get back to my baby!

Friday evening, Dustin and I went to see Aladdin (which we both enjoyed!!) and Harrison stayed with my aunt.  We lived next door to my aunt growing up and I loved staying at her house, so I know Harrison is going to be the same way!  

Saturday morning Dustin and I spent a good bit of time playing and talking to Harrison.  He’s really started babbling a lot more and it’s the sweetest sound ever!  I also came across an outfit I had bought this past winter and it’s one of my favorites.  Because Harrison was born premature and was SO tiny, this little outfit was too big!  He now fits into it, but it’s obviously way too hot for it so I snapped a few pictures of him in it to remember it by ha!  And you’ll see that he was too busy “talking” to sit still for a picture.

(Outfit is Kissy Kissy–one of my favorite brands!)

Harrison and I ran a few errands while Dustin did yard work, and we came home to this…
Apparently he was pressure washing behind the garbage cans.


Sunday morning we surprised Dustin with a few gifts (after letting him sleep in) and then we went to church.  We did lunch with my dad and then Dustin watched college baseball–which is exactly what he wanted to do!

 (outfit from The Beaufort Bonnet Company!)

 Picture break while a peach cobbler was baking

Harrison during the Auburn vs Miss State baseball game 😂

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!