"Making the decision to have a child is momentous.
It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside of your body."
Our family is expanding..again..and we couldn't be more thankful!
Thankful for all of us to have each other, thankful to be so lucky and blessed with the ability to have children, and thankful to feel the giant love that tiny hearts can give us.
"Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful.
It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. No matter what."
The Barr's have a sweet baby GIRL on the way and we're ready to fill our home with more pink than you can imagine. Daddy has his hands full with our sweet blessings and will have another little beauty to steal his heart everyday. And me? I'm beyond excited to give my girls the bond of sisterhood - to watch them grow together, share secrets, clothes and giggles, bicker of course, and eventually share recipes, bottles of wine, throw each other showers, be apart of each other's wedding and more. Yes, I think about it all! ;)
Our hearts are feeling extra full of love these days!
Another girl to tickle, laugh with, love, and doll up. We are happy! I just started feeling the baby wiggle around and the light and delicate flutters have reminded me all about the joys of pregnancy and just how wonderful it is.
Little Sister will be blessed to have sweet little E as her big sis!
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We found out we were expecting very early. January 19, 2014 at only about 3 weeks pregnant. So, so exciting!
Our lives have taken off since then and we've been in BUSY, BUSY, BUSY mode! So much traveling, so much news, and so much planning between everything -- J matched into residency and we found out where we will be moving for the next 3 years at least. We've been house hunting, busy with lots of doctors appointments, traveling, and figuring out our next move. It is all so very exciting, but I think we are just about ready to settle into our own house and establish SOME sort of routine for our family. Still on the hunt for that house, though!
Next up, a 2 week trip to Ocean City, NJ for us to get a moment to breathe, relax, and enjoy our time as a little family (before the madness of moving and crazy residency hours begin - days, nights, weekends, and holidays - bah humbug). Then we will travel to Atlanta for J's medical school graduation (did I REALLY just say that?! Wow!), and then we will begin our move, and figure out everything that goes into that. Once we settle, it will be time to begin our planning to make room for baby! We are certainly busy, but even greater, we are BLESSED to be able to go through all that we are at this point in our lives. Did I mention how proud of my husband we all are?!
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We had to top this year spent in South Florida off by having a family barbeque and finding out the gender of our baby together alongside everyone. It was a great excuse to get together and definitely a fun way for us to find out whether a 'he' or 'she' would be joining our family!
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E and Baby Girl (currently unnamed!) will be just shy of 23 months apart.
For now, this 17 month old is soaking up our love as we prepare her for sisterhood.
"Friendship can't compare to the bond that sisters share."
Our hearts are happy for the past, present, and of course, for what is to come in the future. We can't wait to meet sweet baby girl in about 5 months (and a week!)