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We are going through a season in the Pro house. Luke was sick, Bran is sick, and now I’m sick. I guess that means we are a close family sharing all the germs. 😅 But anyways, I haven’t been super active on here because watching me moan about not feeling well and barely leaving my house isn’t fun for anyone! I appreciate you all for sticking around and I love the community we’ve built on this app! I miss all the DMs and chats I get when my stories are full, but for the next week or so I’ll be focusing on my little fam. Here’s a throwback of Luke at 6ish months old with his squishy lips. Swipe to see the little pumpkin head playing with his feet! 😍 It took him about 4 months after leaving the NICU to look like a normal squishy baby so we celebrated these rolls!! Sending health and rest to you and yours. 💛💛 Now, I have a sicky date night with some pizza and my husband and Netflix. 🤗

Remembering every day that this is the important work. How it feels when they melt into you, seeking comfort and rest and a quiet spot to lie. Some days are long and some days aren’t long enough. But at the end of it, I choose joy - with him, with God, with my husband. And what a beautiful life it is when we realize we get the option. 💛💛⁣ ⁣ Thank you, @trisharosephotography, for capturing this moment. It’s my favorite!

I want to live where the wildflowers grow. 🌻✨⁣⁣ Stacked topsy-tail braid for your Friday night date night. It sure looks pretty but it’s kind of a pain to do! 🙊 Check my stories to see the tutorial I used! ⁣ Happy International Day of Women! It’s no secret that women are my favorite. Men are cool too but women to me have this inner strength, resilience, humbleness, kindness, and positivity that brightens the world. They can take nothing and turn it into something beautiful. ⁣ Thank you, God, that we live in a society where women can be anything they want - just as men have been able to for most of history - and I pray for the opportunity to help other nations see that women are not less than anyone, but equally capable with their unique talents. A big thank you to the men in our lives who are mature enough to love and respect us just as we are! Ladies, here’s a big hug to all of you! 🤗💖💓💗⁣ ⁣⁣

Looks like today will have to be tomorrow and yesterday will be today. 😜 Also, I cried through How To Train Your Dragon so I may or may not be having a nervous breakdown. It’s ok to accept defeat sometimes so here’s me waving my white flag 🏳 for today. Our dogs broke our screen, peed on 3 things, and won’t stop whining to come in the house. Luke dropped a whole bottle of Gatorade on the floor, has said my name more times than I have dollars in the bank 😅, and has decided he wants to start another fun activity before cleaning up the previous one. #messesabound I only have 1 kid! This is supposed to be easy! Ok, rant over. Not complaining - it’s a blessed mess, but boy, how do those perfect moms do it with such composure? They don’t, friends. They lose their shit too. 🤪 Love you, guys! Let’s embrace our beautifully flawed reality together! 💛

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒔𝒔. ⁣⁣ Swipe to see the famous painting we didn’t know we were copying. 💏⁣⁣ ⁣When Bran and I were around 17, I got bronchitis and had to be home from school for a few days. Bran missed me so he came over, but my mom told him he couldn’t get close to me or he would get sick. So he laid on the other couch in our living room and held my hand across the space between us as we watched movies. When my mom left to run an errand, he crawled onto the couch to cuddle me and we fell asleep. I remember when my mom came home she mumbled how it was useless trying to keep us apart. ☺️⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣....... I want to start writing down our #lovestorymemories, so I’ll be posting some sweet memories here and there. And then when I remember enough of them, I’ll make a book for us and Luke to not care about in the future. 🤣 I hope this inspires you to post your own! I strongly believe when we focus on how much we loved and adored and sacrificed for our spouse in the beginning, the love never dies! Kinda like dating forever. 😀

🅣🅞🅓🅐🅨’🅢 🅗🅐🅘🅡. 💫 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I show this low bun a lot on my stories because it’s perfect for dirty hair days or getting ready really fast! #beautyhack ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ All I do is spray some water on my roots, comb it back to a low ponytail, wrap in a bun and secure with pins, add a scarf, then secure with another pin or two, and top it off with hairspray. And don’t worry if your hair is dirty - it adds to the slicked look! I’ll put a quick tutorial in my stories. ✌🏻⁣⁣ If you ever see a hairstyle you want me to break down for you, send it my way! Except for waterfall braids, don’t send me those. I can never get them right.⁣ Now, we’re off to @target ...again. 😅 ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #hairstyles #howtohair #beyondtheponytail #momlife #easyhairstyle #discoverunder5k #phoenixblogger #diyhair

My favorite humans on the planet!⚡️ It’s no secret that Bran and I have been trying to conceive baby #2 for over a year. 🙃 So I wrote a blog post about the 4 natural ways we are increasing our chances of getting pregnant (besides tracking ovulation)! The link is in my bio if you want to read it!⁣ It may or may not be TMI but I’ve had a few people ask for a post about it. 🤗 ⁣ If you’re in this season, know that you’re not alone!! I want to encourage you that God’s timing is always best – and with that comes the peace that waiting is best too! Yes, it’s hard to see all the women getting pregnant around me, and delivering fresh snuggly newborn babes; but I’m also soooo happy for them at the same time. I know that when it is my turn, the wait will make it that much sweeter. Plus, I think our love multiplies and our hearts are right, when we can want something AND celebrate someone who has it - at the same exact time. ❤️❤️ *swipe to see how every other family selfie attempt went 😛*

Am I a millennial entrepreneur headed to an important business meeting or stay-at-home-mom taking her 3 year old to @peterpiperpizza? 😄 ⁣ You guys wanted more in the moment photos so, “Hi!” 👋🏻 This is me right now. 🙃 What are you doing?⁣⁣ ⁣ Also, here’s your reminder that this is your life: if there’s a dream you’ve wanted to chase, go after it; a person you love, tell them; a new style or hobby you want to try, get on it! It doesn’t matter the outcome - only that you tried to experience something new. I try a ton of things that never bear fruit, but for me, the journey is just as fun as the destination. 💛

We are headed to the Renaissance Fair for the first time. Have you been? These are my two Ren-Fair-hair styles to choose from! Which one do you think I went with? Crown braid or Dutch side braid? 😀 .. Also, Spring I’m ready for you! 🌻💛

Happy Sunday! Do you guys ever have moments where you are overwhelmed by the kindness and thoughtfulness of others? That was me on my birthday. Thank you to those who wished and called and hugged and showed up and showered me with sweet messages - you filled this little ole heart up. Sometimes I feel very small in this big world but on Friday it felt like the whole planet was thinking of me. That’s exactly how I want to make other people feel too. 💛 So for fun, comment something nice about the person who commented before you!! If you don’t know them, creep their page and find something to compliment! 😍 #spreadkindness

29 and feelin’ fine! 🥳🎈🎂 I’m so grateful for 29 years, for God’s love and grace, for family and friends, for each of you, for Bran and Luke, for our health, and for this selfie I could reuse from September because I didn’t prepare a birthday photo (since I’m currently snuggling Luke in bed in our pjs watching a kids show on Netflix). Cheers to the one day of the year that I don’t have to do anything I don’t want to. Just kidding, I have to clean my house for people to come over tonight. 😆😘 Also, go show some love to my birthday twin, @houseofhotard! 👯‍♀️

My tiny Valentine. Photos taken by my big Valentine. 🥰 He just said, “Mommy, you’re the best.” I said, “thank you, buddy!” He responds, “When I say that, it makes you happy, right?.” And it was then that I realized, the power of compliments is learned at a young age. 😂 Also, check my stories for a V-Day braided-heart hair tutorial!! 💖 You’re gonna love it!

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