In honor of Mother’s Day weekend, today seems like the appropriate day to announce some news that is so precious to me as a mother of 3 fantastic babies… Our 2nd baby boy’s name will be: Ezra Neal Carlson. <3 Ezra is Hebrew, meaning ‘helper’ or ‘aid’. In the Bible, Ezra was a scribe and […]
You know the people who are ‘all-belly’ and simply glowing and adorable during pregnancy? The ones who seem to glide effortlessly and glamorously through the whole experience? (They are probably also the people who have a labor and delivery experience that is perfect and joyous and miraculously short, their bodies rebound days later. Their children […]
Motherhood would be cool if it was all picnics and zoo trips and choosing the cutest, hugest bows for fuzzy heads. There’s a lot of that and I love it. Even better, motherhood is kind of like having your own little circle of disciples in your home. I love that and I’m learning how to […]
“Hudson is my best friend.” (throws her arm around his shoulders) “See? We fit together.” :: :: :: Also? I am kind of *hoping* to get back to writing and posting more often. We’ll see how that goes. Wild pregnancy hormones + moving + traveling husband + lengthy to-do list + blogging aspirations? = possible wishful […]
Aren’t there just times when it seems like everyone you know is graduating/moving/getting married/having a baby?! This is definitely one of those times! I know so many families right now who are expecting an addition in the next year. AND we are too! Super stoked about #3 joining us in August. So today I wanted […]
{I say 16 weeks ‘or something’ because I always forget my # of weeks and they tend to change my due date 3-4 times anyway! SO! We are expecting this little one in mid-August. ;-P } I may or may not have been stickin’ my belly out for all it’s worth in these…ha! There comes […]
Many women have been here before me, and I’ve been here before, though the circumstances were different. Say “pregnancy is a trial” among a group of mothers, and you can expect a chorus of Amen!‘s. But I am finding that in the trial there are victories that I have (and am) experiencing, and that’s what […]
A place called home… via …where we wake and rise to greet the day, filled with promise. Two by two little ones’ eyes flutter open. They’re invited to dress, to eat, to begin – the youngest asking eagerly, “What are we doing today, Mommy?” A day in the home brings a dynamic blend of the […]
I cried with him. Not because I thought his fall was so devastating. He had just walked a near-record 16 steps and then stumbled over a too-long pant leg. I could see him choke back a sob or two, consider getting up, and then let his face fall flat into the carpet, defeated and crying. […]
These two make me smile every day. So many moments I think I’ll burst from frustration or exhaustion… …but then there are moments too when I might burst from joy and contentment and overwhelming love. Like a few nights ago. All day I was a broken record: ‘Kaya, be kind. Hudson, be gentle.’ Endlessly! Then […]
