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Maternity Shoot

With only two weeks to go until we meet Dean, emotions are at an all-time high. There is not a day that goes by where I do not feel the need to tear up — whether it be after feeling my son’s little kicks, coming across a cute new baby item, or thinking of all…
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Recap on Weeks 29-32 of Pregnancy & GD Update

Today, I’m actually at 31 weeks pregnant, but the next week is busy so I’m showing up early. The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of information and emotions. (In case you missed it, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at Week 29 – you can read my first update here.) Since my…
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Recap on Weeks 21-28 of Pregnancy

With increased fatigue and decreased memory, the last eight weeks are being recapped together. Today, I am officially in the third trimester! This is both exhilarating and scary to say — exhilarating because Dean will be here soon and scary because Dean will be here soon! I am definitely feeling the highs and lows of…
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Recap on Weeks 17-20 of Pregnancy (Plus Our Gender Reveal!)

Time is FLYING! It feels as if I blinked and am now half way through my pregnancy. And all I can say is, “Wow.” Throughout the last four weeks, Grant and I celebrated Thanksgiving, enjoyed a quiet long weekend at home, made big progress on the nursery, and marveled at our 20-week ultrasound where we…
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Recap on Weeks 13-16 of Pregnancy

I am officially done with my first month of the second trimester. 16 weeks pregnant — a place I had only dreamed about reaching in the past. And though this last month was nothing compared to my first trimester, it still brought some unexpected twists to my life. Since I did not share much about…
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Our Infertility Chronicles: Follow-Up to Our Last Post

In July, I shared that we would be stopping hormonal fertility treatment due to the development of ovarian cysts from the Clomid medications. (Missed this update? Find it HERE.) I had a difficult time finding closure with the decision to end this first step into fertility treatment. There were a lot of negative daily emotions…
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