Braden and Bree

When asked as a little girl what I wanted to be when I grew up I would always say "a Mommy!"...I never have wanted to do anything else in my life. I remember being a teenager and telling Brad that I couldn't wait until I was in my 20's so I could have babies. When I turned 21 I was so excited, not because I could drink, but because we were going to start trying to have a baby. We had been married for 3 years and we couldn't wait to start a family. I never thought trying to get pregnant would be the hardest thing in my life. I remember praying so hard for a baby...it really tested my faith in God...I didn't understand why out of all people I couldn't get pregnant. My heart ached for something I didn't know if I would ever have...
After 3 years of infertility and many tears and prayers God blessed me with the most amazing little boy and girl.
Braden...
He reminds me so much of myself, green eyes and all. What a gift God gives us when we can see ourselves in our children. I see my best and worst in him. He is my sweet, shy, anxious, smart, funny, homebody, picky eating, loveable little man. His heart is bigger then his little body. He is always making sure everyone is ok and that the little world he lives in is a happy one. He is a lover of trucks, trains, tv shows, chocolate milk and all the people in his life.
Bree…
She is my sweet, smart, shy, adorable, funny, talkative, adventurous, clinging, feisty, Daddy’s girl. She is a lover of babies, food, coloring, water, Elmo and Abby and shopping! Her attitude is a challenge some days and raising her will be one of the biggest mountains I will climb…but well worth it when we get to the top. With her little brown eyes and a smile that will melt your heart, it is not very hard to fall in love with her.

Being a Mom is something I have always dreamed of…now that the dream is a reality it is even better and harder then I could have ever imagined. Braden and Bree are almost 2 and 4 but it’s hard to believe I could ever love or be more proud of them. I look back now and can say every tear, shot, fertility appointment, disappointment, heart ache was so worth it! It was hard to see at the time but God was always in control of the plan he had for Brad and I. We have two of the most beautiful blessings.

~Jenn~