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The other day driving in the car, I was alone, which is very rare.
I was thinking about my middle child Jessie. I was remembering how I cried when I found out I was pregnant with her.
Not a good cry.
Sadie was only three months old when I found out about Jessie, and I wasn’t ready for another pregnancy. Another child.
It took me a long time to get used to the fact that she was coming.
I prayed she would be a boy.
When we got the ultrasound and the tech told me we were getting another princess, my eyes welled up with tears and I was holding back my sadness.
How stupid and silly and selfish and honestly ridiculous those thoughts and actions were at the time.
Because I look at my Jess, and I feel nothing but the most immense love, and admiration for our funny girl.
Every morning she is at my bedside waking me up with, “I love you so much mom”.
She has this humor that livens up our entire home. She has impeccable comedic timing. She is only 4 and just intuitively knows what is funny.
She is loving and silly and cuddly and thoughtful and unique and my sweetheart.
She is unpredictable. One minute she will be making us all laugh and the next, I will find her hiding in a corner reading her favorite book.
I feel so blessed to have her in my life. To have her apart of our family.
Blessed that she is exactly the way she is.
My life would be incomplete without her.
My Jess.
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♥ be
ang - i love your honesty and feel a lot of similarities in our stories – what a blessing jessie is – i love how you’ve captured her here. xoxo
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Emily Clark - The second one down is an absolute favorite! LOVE all that beautiful negative space. And I’m with Ang, I love your honesty!
heidi - So so so sweet.
Leah - That poem almost made my cry…I am stealing that…It is amazing how these little people come into our families when they are supposed to come…your little Miss is perfect!
Bobbie Brown - Love this. The words and the pictures, both! Also, I loved your video on [Framed] I found it SO inspirinh…so thank YOU!
Bobbie Brown - Um, that was supposed to be ‘inspiring’ … sorry!
brooke - This is SO beautiful becky. I love your words, love your images, love this little girl.
Kerri - Oh I remember that day. You were so sweet to come help my prego self clean and then you take a test and you were prego too. I love ya becks! And wish we lived closer so that our kids would be closer.
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Mary - I miss you guys so much!!! Jess IS so stinking sweet! I love her little bob in the last picture. It fits her perfectly. Do you know what you are having yet??
kristin brown - oh goodness. that last one takes my breath away!
May - Thank you for your honesty, both in your photographs and your words. These are so lovely. <3
Jessica - I just gasped at the picture of Jess on the bed. Simply powerful. My favorite kind of photo.
Laurel - wow. So precious. I don’t know her and yet feel so touched. And, I adore that poem. I am studying to be a Montessori teacher and I think this poem would be a great one to always remember with regards to children.
yan palmer - becky, i think this might be my favorite post of yours ever. the words, the photos, the heart.
Colibriphoto - You are such an amazing artist Becky. Thanks for sharing those beautiful thoughts with all of us. Love you. xx
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