What an amazing feeling that was...
2 babies growing inside of me
oh how I loved it!
2 babies growing inside of me
oh how I loved it!
and dare say... I miss it!
now don't you get any bright ideas! {grin}
Six children is magnificently perfect {right now}
that bright idea is popping up in your head again isn't it!
Only God knows how many children we will have... and I pretty sure he said six right now!
BEAUTIFUL...no ideas about more kiddos...yours are BEAUTIFUL and HANDSOME!
ReplyDelete~Elyse~
Beautiful! I have six children and that is perfect for us!!!
ReplyDeleteyour belly was just perfect & i love the last picture... we have 3 boys {under 6}& while I would love to have one more but even more so our family would love a girl I'm already out numbered & don't know how I could manage 4 or more.
ReplyDelete"right now" changes pretty quickly though, huh? :) you just never know!
ReplyDeleteHow you handle it so gracefully I'll never know! I have a hard time with 4 but you seem to do a wonderful job with your clan!
ReplyDeleteWhat great pics...I love them.
So cute.
ReplyDeleteMy littlest sugarplum is only 3 months old, and I already long for more. Not now, of course. Not even soon. But someday.
ReplyDeleteRight Now ;)! I wish I could be more like you! I am trying to figure out how I will handle 2 plus the 3 I nanny and I am not even pregnant yet lol :)
ReplyDelete'right now' lol. oh that is what i say too. four is good 'right now'. ;0)
ReplyDeleteIt is so interesting to see peoples views on how many kids is right. So many people judge and say we are over doing it by having a larger family {we have 4}... I would love to have more but hubby doesn't. I also know how judged I would be by family and friends if we choose to have more. Wouldn't it be nice to just allow God to control that?
ReplyDeleteSix is a wonderful number. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I kinda miss your freakishly huge belly and your messy kitchen! *wink* but seeing the girls is WAAAAY better!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love pregnant bellies. They are beautiful. I still wished that we could have had more than our 3. You do so great with your little ones and are such an inspiration for mothering.
ReplyDeleteso precious!
ReplyDeletecute belly...I have 5 and who knows what God has planned for us either.(twins) haha...i wish!
ReplyDeleteWhat unique and beautiful pregnancy photos those were!
ReplyDeleteIt IS an amazing feeling! I remember every moment of the appointment when I found out we were expecting twins. It was wonderful - every moment. Now they are 15 month old beauties and growing up way too fast!
ReplyDeleteI wish I would have taken more pics of my belly, but I just felt like a huge house! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI love the last photo especially. I think I had just started reading your blog around this time last year.
ReplyDeleteI had so much fun being pregnant with twins! I only pray that the Lord would allow us to have twins again! Us as in my husband and I. I will pray that for you also if you want :)
ReplyDeleteVanessa
I just read an article about a "full quiver" and then checked your blog...I don't know if it's coincidence but I think you might enjoy this link...
ReplyDeletehttp://newswithviews.com/Daubenmire/dave151.htm
Interesting thoughts he has...not sure I agree with everything but I think he has a very good point.
Blessings to you and your beautiful family!
HA! I had to laugh, I'm glad you enjoyed it, pregnancy was always great for me...until I was pregnant with two! Not such a good feeling for me! You had an awfully cute twin belly though! Five is the perfect number for us!
ReplyDeleteI miss that time last year too, of course I only had one baby in my belly! It makes me wish we had taken more pictures, maybe next time :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so blessed!
ReplyDeleteSteph
I was just thinking last week how much I missed the movements of the babies in my belly. With the girls being 11 months now, last year this time was fun, but a little insane all the movements and contortions my belly was doing. It was tiring but enjoyable wondering what they were going to be like, look like and everything.
ReplyDeleteI second that emotion ! For us God has said "4 " for right now and that's fine with us.
ReplyDeleteIf one more person asks me if we are having any more children before I have delivered these two babies I just might scream. Maybe I'll go ahead and scream anyway since I'm thinking about it. Lol. :)
I miss being pregnant too...but would/will that feeling EVER go away? Even if we had more than 4?!
ReplyDeleteThese are fun baby belly pics!
Maybe this is too personal a question, but are you and your husband "Quiverfull" Christians? As in, no birth control, let the kids come as God sends them?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I have to admit that I have no judgments about large families- I want at least four- but I want 3 to be adopted. I guess sometimes when I see families of4,5,6 or more (I know two families with 8 & 10) I can't help but think if you can afford that many kids there are so many children out there looking for homes, why not adopt some? I'd be interested on a post regarding your philosophy on family size, bc, adoption, etc.
I hear ya on the 'for now'. We are 3; our youngest is 9 months. I am definitely beginning to feel the 'one more would be nice'.
ReplyDeleteTo PP Courtney. I know you're asking Brittany but I just want to say that not everyone is called to adopt. Just like everyone isn't called into missions, preaching, teaching, singing, etc.
ReplyDeleteNot everyone wants to adopt and there is nothing wrong with that.
Someone could ask why you wanted or have even one biological child instead of adopting all 4.
What works for some does not/ will not work for all. And I think the decision to have bio kids or adopted ones is about more than finances/affordability.
As parents of 2 with 2 on the way it's messed up to be seen as selfish just because we have the ability and desire to have only biological children instead of adopting. As the Lord instructs us we go but HE has yet to send us out to adopt or foster.
Think deeper and consider that you see only the surface. Some of those families you see with 4,5,6 or more bio children may be sponsoring the less fortunate. :|
Oh Brittany...I know just how you feel....
ReplyDeleteyour belly looks gorgeous......
I wonder if that urge will ever cease...
ReplyDeleteI wonder all.the.time.
Because for me? Nuh-uh. I SO pray for more...
Just think of how many little darling grandbabies you may have.... (grin).
Keisha Coconut-
ReplyDeleteForgive me if I came across that way, but you say it's "messed up to be seen as selfish" and then you tell me to look deeper and not make assumptions about other people's families. I don't think I said the former and I know I didn't meant the latter. Your comment seems to be a bit defensive. I'm sorry if I made you feel that way. I thought I was being very clear in my post about my own personal "huh, I wonder why..." feelings, and telling Brittany that I'd be interested in her viewpoint, regardless of what it was. Again, I'm sorry if I offended you, and perhaps I'm just misreading the tone of your comment, but I don't feel I called anyone selfish in my own comment. Oh, and congratulations on the two on the way!
Oh how a long for a big baby belly to come my way. I am so "done" with "right now" Grin.
ReplyDeleteOn another note I too would like to see a post like what Courtney was talking about...views on family size, bc, adoption, etc. Sometimes people can learn more about a path that they need to take when they read anothers point of view....being led like a sheep for a mission that God reveals through a shepard of His own.
I am laughing so hard at the comment Shelly made...and only laughing because I have been "freakishly" big, haha, good stuff. Love the pics, you looked great!
ReplyDeleteI have been lurking for a while
ReplyDeleteand just had to comment today-
I am the seventh child in my
family! My parents had 4 boys
and 2 girls- not in the same
order as you- then surprise-
they had me- 7th child- 3rd girl
I have 2 teens and they often comment on the fact that they would have liked more siblings-
(too late!!)
You have cute kids! Make sure
you are really done before doing
anything permanent...
Your kids are gorgeous! I have a quick question though, I have 3 and we would like to have more. But I work full time and hate leaving them with someone else. However I can't see us affording ore without me working. My husband makes good money (80 k/year) but I still don't think we would make it. SO my question is how do you do it? Afford so many kids?
ReplyDeleteI think pregnant women are so beautiful! I'm especially partial to multiples because my mom had twins...but it was a total surprise because we thought she was only having one baby and suddenly there was another in there! And they were born on Mothers day;how sweet is that!? Its so hard to believe that they'll they'll be 15 soon! It goes so fast!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you...on the miss being pregnant....the only time I don't miss being pregnant is about 2 days before I delivered a baby...then I was ready to not be pregnant any longer.
ReplyDeleteGod willing....keep having babies.
Maybe you'll be blessed in having another set of twins! That would be fabulous!
What a BEAUTIFUL POST! I love it so much. You had such a beautiful baby bump and such adorable children. I love your blog and I am going to be following you if thats ok!
ReplyDeleteI'm bowing down to you with three little one's I have my hands full. You looked beautiful pregnant I loved being pregnant too. There is no more of that for us. GOd knows I can't handle any more than the 4 I have
ReplyDeleteI was big pregnant this time last year too :) I can't believe it's already been a year! I was just going through all my belly pics for Micah's first year slide show and it made me miss it too.
ReplyDeleteThat last shot is BEAUTIFUL! I love this post because it reminds me just how much I am going to miss this life growing inside me when he or she is born. I'll love being a mother, I'm sure, but I also love being pregnant.
ReplyDeleteHey! I thought you were doing a picture challenge......
ReplyDeleteYou looked perfectly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI don't miss pregnancy at all 9all of mine were horrible) But, I miss babies :(
You're children are beautiful, you are beautiful. I love your blog. So fun! I can't remember how I found it..Kayleigh Freeman maybe. Anyway...I'm a photographer also, and I was trying to come up with a way to have an in home studio. The shower board looks great, where did you find it?
ReplyDeleteI loved being pregnant. It is an amazing experience. Your family is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love that you said "only God knows," that's usually my response!! We have 5 of our own, and I would be a rich lass if I had a dollar for every "Are you done yet?" or rhetorical "Will you have any more?" question I have fielded. That goes back over 7 years now since we had a son after 2 girls. Surely we were finished then!
ReplyDeleteThere is such a beauty in sharing an open love that may result in a permanent reminder of that love. Some people think it's crazy because of the $$ required and the chaos that ensues, but trust in God can do mighty things. His is a limitless love that He shares with us, and I want my marriage and motherhood to be an extension of that.