family

Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it. For two years now, I’ve longed to become a mother. It was a silent struggle that I was pretty reserved about.

I know I am not alone in it. So many women struggle with infertility, and though my wait was not as long as others – who may still be fighting it now – it was such a dark time for me. I could see it affecting everything around me, yet I couldn’t pull myself out of it.

But, after seeking out a fertility clinic and not really receiving many answers other than I had a “polycystic presence” aka PCOS – I decided to move on for the time being. Maybe it wasn’t meant to be right now, I thought. Little did I know that about a month later, I would naturally get pregnant.

I didn’t feel different, really. It wasn’t uncommon for me to miss periods, so in a sense, I think I was in denial. I started to realize I was gagging at smells a lot, and that’s when I thought I should take a test.

I went to the store, came back home and took a pregnancy test. I waited and waited until I saw the word “pregnant” pop up on the digital screen. I was in shock and didn’t know what to say when my husband walked through the front door. He saw my face, and I couldn’t speak. I just showed him the test, we hugged and happy tears came running down my face.

I can’t deny there was also a mix of fear, too. Making that first doctor’s appointment was absolutely nerve-wrecking. I remember feeling so anxious that morning, but as I was getting ready, my Bible app alerted me to the verse of the day.

Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2

I took a deep breath and honestly felt God in that moment, letting me know to not be afraid. Fast forward to now – almost 30 weeks along with a healthy baby girl on the way.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving today – I am feeling extra grateful that God saw it fit for me to become a mother. Our hearts are so full, and we can’t wait to welcome our girl into the world in February.

Welcome! Thank you for stopping by for my first ever photo blog. I have a great family to share today, a family I’ve known for a few years now. I met Becca about four years ago through church and ever since then, we have kept in touch. I remember when she met her husband Josiah and then almost two years ago, welcomed their first baby. Of course I was thrilled to take their family pictures! They are now expecting baby Kessie number two, and I can’t wait to met him/her next year :). We had a lot of fun with this session even though little man was quite busy, and we did a lot of running. Hey, nothing wrong with some exercise ;). All in all though, I was ooing and ahhing over these because it was really hard to pick a favorite! I hope you enjoy!