Dear Evelyn, Despite having the most difficult pregnancy to date, you are by far our easiest baby. You are mellow and happy and sleep well. Your smiles, giggles, and coos make the tougher moments with the older kids easier to bear. You’re ticklish and love to be snuggled and cuddled. You smile at everyone, and […]
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January 28, 2013: Evelyn’s Birth Story
February 28th, 2013 
Jessica Evelyn Grace was born one month ago today, on January 28, 2013 at 4:57am, 86 minutes after I was registered at the hospital. She was 6 days overdue, which makes her the earliest of my three children. She weighed 8lbs 6oz at birth, her head was 14.5 inches around, and she was 21 inches long. […]
January 21, 2013: Evelyn Grace
January 21st, 2013 Jessica Our dearest daughter, Today as I write to you, we have been living and working in California for 16 months. After two dark and difficult years in Minnesota and Maryland, our new life in sunny California has been a time of great blessing and encouragement. California is our Eden, and our town is our Garden. […]
And Baby Makes 5!
August 10th, 2012 Jessica On May 17, 2012 Brad and I found out that we are expecting our third child! We are delighted at the prospect of being a family of 5. As many of you already know, we had a miscarriage this past December. So when I found out I was pregnant again, I had many mixed feelings […]
Miscarried Hopes
January 6th, 2012 Jessica “So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” Matthew 18:14 On December 9, Brad and I received the news that we were pregnant again with Baby #3. I walked around our house all afternoon in stunned silence. Brad jumped up and down […]
