Family babymoon | HHI

What a sweet double-dip of a trip we had to Hilton Head Island this past weekend! We got to see my special long-time friend, Lindsay, get married on the beach (which prompted questions that led to a sweet explanation of marriage to Wren) before dancing the night away in celebration. Then we extended our trip to soak up a bit more memory making as a family of three with some simple beach days.

Basically, we played hard and crashed hard. On repeat. Wren LOVED sleeping in her cozy bunk bed, feeding the turtles near the boardwalk on the way to and from the beach, jumping endless waves and building crab houses in the sand with Daddy. And I got the privilege of at least one more tuckered out beach nap snuggled up with my big girl that will somehow always be my baby.

Of course I had to shamelessly tickle and chase in order to snap a few beach pictures, but I want to help us remember. After all, we know a big transition is coming our way. Wren told everyone that she met (which were plenty because....well, she's quite the social creature) that she is going to be a big sister soon and oh how fun it is to see all of her excitement and anticipation and enjoy how it serves to magnify our own.

We'll see you next time, beach. All four of us!

32 weeks | baby bink 2

The countdown is nearly on at this point. Not really you-could-come-any-minute style, but rather I-have-a-toddler-and-I'm-pregnant-so-time-is-relative style. Truly, I feel like I have blinked twice and here we are in single digits. But beyond the physics of it all, we remain in awe of the blessing of you, sweet Bink babe. Your time inside my womb so far has been restorative for the soul of our little family (especially mine) and I have a hunch that we will forever benefit from the perspective and truth we have been made privy to on our journey towards you. Although it is true still, that I am 0-2 in terms of feeling all perfectly glowy and blissful about pregnancy, but I promise that my heart has been so glad.

Just recently, my best girls have all showered you so sweetly. You are already so loved by such a special village! And we talk about you constantly these days! Daddy and I have been telling Wren all about becoming a big sister and all the ways she can help to welcome you home with us soon. She doesn't particularly like that you won't be able to actually talk right away, but I'm sure with her help you will be gabbing like the rest of us before too terribly long!

Tomorrow we head to the beach for our last hoorah as a family of three and while we are excited to impress upon our hearts the last few ounces of the sweetness that is this stage, we really.can't.wait until you're adventuring right along with us! There's a spot saved just for you, my littlest one.
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28 weeks | baby bink 2

Bink babe, our excitement and anticipation over you is growing by the day! We have rounded the corner to the last trimester and I spend a lot of my daydreams wondering what you will be like and the moment we will get to meet. I'm trying to get pumped about laboring again, but ain't that life. At least this time I'm no stranger to the immeasurable joy the moment it is all over and I know you are going to double my heart that very instant in much the same way your sister burst it wide open. 

Everyone has been asking what we think you'll be - boy or girl. Honestly, I think we'll be surprised if you're a girl come delivery day. But our hunches were wrong round one so we're steadfast in maintaining our neutral ground. I will be so thrilled either way! 

With a quick trip to the attic for the old carseat and a load of laundry we could nearly be ready for you (as far as this mama of one knows - ha! I'm sure new essentials will make themselves known very quickly), so we're spending our time praying for your health and development and for our family rhythm to flex so you can ease right on in. 

We love you so much and sure hope you don't mind continuing to hear the infamous watermelon story from Wren at bedtime every.single.day until we meet (;