How 6 months has passed already with our sweet girl is beyond me! I know everyone tells you time goes fast when you have babies but I don't think anyone really believes them until you go through it. 6 months of loving Londyn -- and still Tinley and Reagan thank me frequently for "having another baby". Reagan says daily "I LOVE being a big sister!" Even though Londyn's first 6 months didn't go exactly as we planned (thanks COVID) we have lots to tell her about her first year of life when she is a little older. Last year at this time, I was in the heat of Hyperemesis Gravidarum and thought November (her due date) seemed like eternity away. I was a little bummed I would be missing out on some of my favorite summer activities, picnics, and parties because I was sick and staying home was "safe" from all the triggers but the entire time told myself "Next year I will get to do it all and we will get to take a baby with us". So even though that's not exactly going to happen as I planned, we hope to make the most of it with our little family of 5. I'm thankful quarantine time has been spent at home with these 3 girls and not having to make frequent trips for IV's like I did last year and thankful to have a little extra maternity leave time before photography sessions and weddings go back to the normal, busy schedule. These last few months have been tough on everyone. Even though a lot of people I've talked to have enjoyed slowing their lives down from the normal fast pace we are all used to, I also know everyone is itching to get back to normal and see people and talk to people un-masked. We will get there, but I know it seems like we are a while away. There are lyrics from a song that I kept saying to myself over and over during pregnancy which I think is so fitting for what we are all going through right now "The pain that you've been feeling --It can't compare to the joy that's coming" which comes from Romans 8:18 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." We will get through these challenging times and it will make us appreciate and enjoy the good times ahead.
Here's a few of my favorites from a quick 6 month session with our girls today! :) More to come I'm sure...