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eleven months old
today brings our first plane ride just the two of us
an excited grandpa will be waiting where we land
so much laughter and good things to come
but oh my goodness let the getting there
be easier
than the sleepless nights it has caused
life with EJ in mama journey 
eleanor jane, 9 1/2 months
each day, she moves me with her inquisitive, gentle ways. the simple joys in learning something new punctuate our days. she laughs and i feel my heart (literally, i feel it) open up more than i ever thought possible yet again. and when we explore the world, she watches, soaking it all up. those big blue eyes take it all in, and i think about how perhaps my role is to invite her to (never, ever) forget all that she already knows.
life with EJ in mama journey
nine months today . celebrating with carrots and apples
life with EJ in the moments. 
(taken january 6 at seven months, three days)
life with EJ in through the lens
i am stepping into this new me who is a mother.
me.
a mother.
i am wrapping my brain around this path that is my path.
(this path i wasn't sure i would ever walk.)
this path i will forever walk with her.
i am seeking a new rhythm for this life as we find our way.
(and, i must admit, i love this photo so much i can feel my heart expanding each time i look at it.)
her heart {my heart}, life with EJ in mama journey