Category Archives: learning My little lady is getting quite the personality these days. Her smile melts my heart into a puddle on the floor. She is becoming so playful, just like her daddy. I’m sure she’ll be like him in a lot of ways, but most of the time it feels like I’m looking at a little mirror of myself. […]  Before Jonathan and I got married, we went through marriage counseling. One of our biggest take-always was to let go of our expectations for marriage and what we think our spouse should do and be. (Now that we’re parents, I think kid counseling should be highly encouraged before having babies! Ha!) I’m learning that I need to […]  Our little Eleanora is already 2 weeks old! I can’t believe it. I’m hoping to document a few memories and images of her for each stage. They’re a bit random, but they’ll probably be from our daily moments together that I want to remember. So far Eleanora seems to have a laid back personality. For […] Beautiful…all of you! Hugs and blessings, Cindy She is so incredibly beautiful! What a precious little blessing! Thank you so much Kristen!  It frightens me sometimes when I think about the kind of world our little girl will grow up in. Simplicity is scarce. Busy is everywhere. We have sacrificed quality for quick. There is a lot of social and not a lot of personal. I can hardly navigate my own heart through all that is meaningless on the path of purpose, but […] i seriously love this so much. and it’s so so true. I couldn’t agree more with you. I think of the same thing for any future babies. This world (myself included) is all so self-involved and obsessed. Here’s hoping we can become less so He can become more. So true. This blessed me this morning. How nice to follow such beautiful imagery and feel spoken to by Him through you. Thank you for being such a beautiful light (in this crazy photography world, too!). 🙂 Wow! I need to read this everyday. 🙂 Love you, Jen!  Finding things to wear during pregnancy has been a little interesting for me. I suppose I assumed that having a baby bump makes everything cute, but that is not necessarily the case. To say it’s been a challenge to find cute outfits that fit and are comfortable would be a major understatement, at least for me. […] I hate to tell you this but I didn’t gain a pound until I hit six months. My weight gain was gradual but 8 months hit and literally overnight my belly grew twice it’s size. Just be prepared because the most drastic changes come those last few months but you are still stunningly beautiful. […] Maternity clothes: Just my shorts and skinny jeans. I wrote more about that here. […] |
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Beautiful Jennifer! You’re definitely doing fantastic I know! I appreciate the insight and transparency, as I look forward to that stage in life as well. I know I’ll have a lot of expectations for myself and so forth; I’ll probably need to read this again in a couple years 🙂 You’re a blessing!
Great post!
I love your honest and the wisdom in what you’re learning. Motherhood is hard and the best. Our little boy is six months and it has flown, we are still working on sleeping longer too, they are all their own little person. You’re doing a great job! I read a great book about motherhood by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson which I found really refreshing.
One encouraging thought that I held on to in my early days of motherhood is that time is on my side. She WILL learn to sleep through the night….eventually!! You WILL figure out a schedule, niche and groove as the days go on. This phase is only temporary….the good parts and the bad. Although I know we all struggle with body image issues this should be the LEAST of your worries because you look vibrant and beautiful!! Grace and gratefulness in the newborn stage wasn’t something I feel I mastered until my third baby. And even then, mastered isn’t the correct word. But you can rest assured that you’ll get there!! Time IS on your side! Then it’ll be on to another phase and time of growth. So goes life. Be encouraged that God gives us the grace we need for the moment. Hugs!! 🙂