Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Dear Jacob Part III: Our 2015 Miracle
Dear Jacob Part I Dear Jacob Part II Dear Jacob, 2015 is the best year of my life, because you became a part of it. I began this year with one big hope and prayer -- that I would get to become a mother to you. I didn't know you yet, but I knew you in my heart. Every...
Thoughts on Going Back to Work
One week from today I "go back to work." I have that in quotes because I'll be working from home, a transition I made when I moved to Indiana two months ago. Of course, I only experienced this for about 2 weeks because I went into labor early & have been on...
Our Christmas 2015
We knew Christmas 2015 would be the best either of us has ever had, simply because Jacob was sure to be here by then. We just didn't know he'd have already been here for so long yet! Nevertheless, it was a good Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve with my family in...
Christmas Cookies & Cousins
We moved here for family and I'm trying to take advantage of it! My sister Shelby lives an hour away from us but I made my first trek (alone) down to Bloomington from Indianapolis this week. I was a little nervous to drive for over an hour with him in the back seat. I...
Top 10 Posts in 2015
Hi everyone! So...I spent quite a few hours this week going through the site and updating a few things. I've added a "Pregnancy & Baby" section that I plan to keep pretty up to date and it has all posts related to those things, as well as IVF. I also added a...
One Month Old: Jacob Michael
I can hardly believe it has been a full month since this guy entered the world. Of course, he's been a part of our lives since we learned he was growing inside me like a little peanut but having him here "in person" is way more exciting 🙂 We have a rough start with...