Thanksgiving comparisons

Things have been hard/heavy in our lives lately, and I'm still figuring out how to handle it all. Rather than going into details, how about a silly Thanksgiving tradition?

For the past three years, we have taken HK's picture beside the turkey. It started because people had a hard time telling from pictures just how tiny she was (four pounds at the time). On her first Thanksgiving, she had just come home from the hospital the afternoon prior. This year Brian forgot about the picture and HK was ready to eat, but I still had to take one.

2012

2011

2010

Sweet reminder

A bloom on the plant that my sweet Austin co-workers sent us when we lost Ethan three years ago. I love that it is blooming in time for his birthday!

Hello world

Making faces on her favorite window.

We are ready for Spring so we can hang out outside. These wood paneled walls are closing in!

Visiting NMU

In February I had the privilege of meeting Kelly and Holly in person. They came down to visit the National Memorial for the Unborn and it was too close for me to miss. If you know me, going by myself to meet ladies I haven't met in person before was nerve-wracking for me, but I'm glad I went! It was so nice to hug the necks of ladies who were such a big support online after we lost Ethan. 

Visiting the memorial was a neat experience. It was a lot to soak in. The inside is a memorial for babies lost to abortion, there are plaques that folks have placed to honor their baby or babies. The outside has a garden to honor babies that were lost to miscarriage or stillbirth. You can purchase pavers to place in the garden in honor of your baby, hopefully we will get a paver for Ethan one day.

Kelly and I

Holly and I

Thanks Ladies for sharing your Saturday with me. It was such a blessing!

Someone's fifteen months!

Smiling and teething.

Daddy makes her laugh!

Running girl

Tiny curl

I will write about all Hannah Kate is up to this month later, but wanted to post a few pics from the park today. She is a jabbering, walking busy girl!

Christmas 2011

Here is a look at our Christmas in pictures. We were able to make a short trip home and see both sides of our family. Hannah Kate had a good time, and we enjoyed watching her participate more this year. Her news thing is shaking her head and flapping her arms when we want to take her picture, so it was entertaining trying to get a few that weren't blurry :)

Christmas Eve, before the service

Christmas Day

Walking with You

Hi friends,

Sorry I've been so absent lately! I have started a part-time job and while I love it, it's more time than I thought it would be. I wanted to jump on and invite you to participate in the Walking with You posts that Kelly from Sufficient Grace Ministries is leading. I participated after we lost Ethan and I not only learned a lot about my grief but also met a lot of wonderful ladies along the way. I am going to try and participate again too. If you have lost a baby, check out the link below for more details.