It is a boy!! Our tie-breaker baby was born on Wednesday, January 25th. Baby Isaac weighed 7 lb exactly and was 20.5″ long. Isaac born one week after his due date, and he was completely worth the wait! I had been hoping for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), but that didn't work out for us. I was really disappointed when I had to have a c-section with Noah, but this time around I am at peace with it. I had been praying that my labor would start spontaneously on its own. I had been praying for a natural delivery. I had been praying for a birth free from complications and interventions. None of those things happened, but God had … [Read more...]

Today is my due date. Yep. And I'm still pregnant. How I've been feeling: Big. Huge. Gigantic. - I'm pretty much at the beached whale stage over here. Heartburn - I never quite know how well I am going to sleep each night. Some nights leave me exhausted with heartburn, and then the next night I will be fine. Abdominal Pain - Before Christmas I was having a lot of sharp pains just above my belly button. I was confused by the pain because it didn't feel like braxton hicks contractions. My midwife confirmed that the pain wasn't practice contractions. Instead, I was feeling my abdominal muscles tearing apart. Ouch! I wore a support band … [Read more...]

I am 30 weeks pregnant with baby Hoffer #3. By this time, it feels like it was almost years ago when Nate and I told our kids that we are having another baby. Yet, I wanted to share this precious moment with you. (I am 24 weeks along in the photo above.) It was important to me that we told Grace (6) and Noah (4) that I was pregnant in a very simple and straightforward way. I didn't want to do anything cutesy that could confuse their little heads about what I was really trying to tell them. Click below to watch the video, and then keep reading for more pregnancy highlights. Did you notice when Noah looked at my stomach right after we … [Read more...]

This post was written on April 16, 2016. It was 4 months after my miscarriage and about 1 month before I would find out that I am pregnant once again. I am finally ready to share this with you. It is a mere glimpse into the grief I experienced after the miscarriage.  *** Today I sent my girlfriend a text message that said, "I weeded. And I didn't cry!" Once again I was reminded that grief is not a once and done process. You don't cry all of your tragic tears in one week, one month, or one year, and then move on. You don't get it out of your system. And something I'm learning even more is that the stupidest things will make me cry. … [Read more...]