02/08/2026
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom…will there be enough room…for sister?
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t imagine being able to build a full sized big boy bedroom and a big nursery for baby girl. But instead, before first having Harrison, we converted our old bar and video game nook into a room that ended up being just perfect enough for a big boy bed, dresser and toys, and his old bassinet is set up next to our bed for baby girl. Truth is, getting ready for baby #2, at least in our experience, teaches you how much you really don’t need and how to appreciate what you do have.
Which brings me to the theme behind this absolutely special home session with our friend . With a backbone of an idea by me and Shannen’s artistic eye, I think we created what I’ll call Home is Wherever I’m with you. We wanted to capture what I’m enjoying today as I write this (amidst chaos because well… 87 weeks pregnant with a toddler) - slow weekend days at home as a family of 3 in PJ’s all day while daddy makes us food, we play and take out every hot wheel we own, and snuggle and laugh and cry and everything in between. We read books and talk to baby sister in mommy’s belly and do construction and “pay pay” (skateboards) with daddy.
There are so many emotions we’re all going through as we wait on baby sister. Will I be able to still be enough for our toddler when I know I won’t physically be the same for a bit? How will she fit in with our routine and lives? Harrison loves her now but will he feel the same when she’s earthside and not just cozy in mommy’s belly? All the worries though…I just know they’ll be accompanied by pure love for both of our kiddos. Pride in how big Harrison is and how smart he’s getting and how big of a helper we know he’s going to be. Joy around a new baby who we already love so much and can’t wait to snuggle.
So we enjoy this last weekend as three. And I remain forever grateful for Shannen for capturing these moments. Harrison won’t remember life before a sibling, but we sure will, we’ll tell him about it and he’ll always be our first baby ❤️
