February 19, 2013

Parenthood.



February 16th, our baby boy turned 1 month old! I cannot believe I am the mother of a 1 month old human being. Parenthood has been the craziest, most life giving, hilarious, tiring, wonderful roller coaster ride of my life.

Ben and I still look at Liam every day and wonder how this gift of a perfect little boy is ours. We stare at him constantly and remind each other that he is the sweetest most beautiful baby to ever exist... and then cuddle, baby talk, and kiss the crap out of him! We are so thankful to be his parents and to be figuring it out together.

Obviously, becoming parents hasn't always been a perfect or even easy transition...

There were a few nights when I was running on maybe 4 hours of sleep, listening to Liam's "dragon cry", and staring at the wall wondering why God didn't give men boobs and breast milk.

It is a productive day if I manage to change clothes and brush my teeth.

I talk to myself on the reg.

I set goals for myself like, walk outside at least once today or make up a reason to go to Target.

Those first few sleepless nights and the constant worrying about whether or not we were doing everything right were pretty overwhelming, but the Lord has been so gracious to us. Liam is happy and healthy, we have a ton of help from family and friends, and Ben and I still like each other :)

We are so excited about this adventure of living life as a family of 3!


February 11, 2013

introducing...

ben and i could not be more excited to introduce the newest addition to our family

WILLIAM FISHER WRIGHT
"LIAM" 


JANUARY 16, 2013 
8 LB 2 OZ
21 IN


welcome to the world sweetest Liam!! we are so in love with you! 

-birth story coming soon-

January 5, 2013

January 3, 2013

-growing-

I haven't done a great job of documenting my pregnancy so far and people keep telling me that I'm going to want to look back and see what I looked like, show my kids, compare to later pregnancies etc.

Ehh...I can't see myself wanting to remember much about how I look, especially this last month of pregnancy, but I figured I would take their word for it and document a little.

My belly pictures are mostly embarrassing bathroom selfies from my iphone sent to friends and family who don't live in Raleigh, so enjoy a good laugh!

*When it all started:

On May 2, 2012, in a Target bathroom chatting away with my friend Sarah, this showed up:


We met Ben for lunch immediately after our Target run and showed him the test. I'm not sure any of us said much during that lunch - we were all in shock, excited shock, but still shock :)  

*Belly Progress: 

14 Weeks 

19 Weeks
20 Weeks
28 Weeks 
30 Weeks 
34 Weeks 
36 Weeks 
38 Weeks 
Stay tuned for the big 4-0! 


January 1, 2013

::so loved::

our family and friends have been so generous in the way they have surrounded ben, baby, and I with so much celebration and love as we wait for his arrival. we have been able to celebrate baby boy with just about everyone i've ever loved in my life :)

my mom and sisters organized a shower for us in november that was so special because so many members of my family were able to be there that i normally never get to see.

mom, caroline, and jamie did such a great job hosting and have been so intentional about making me feel loved throughout this process. they included so many sweet details and took the time to plan fun games, decorations, and food that they knew i would appreciate. thank you all for loving me so well throughout a hormone charged 9 months!! i love y'all!









the next shower was hosted by a handful of my mom's best friends. it was such a special day and every detail was BEAUTIFUL.







baby boy and i were once again spoiled! it was chaos in the best way to be celebrating with so many of my best friends and family. thank you to each one of you, you are so special to ben and i - thank you for being a huge part of our lives! we can't wait until the day we get to introduce you to this baby!