Genuinely Marisa

"There are few things in this life more beautiful than bringing new life into the world. Birth will take you to your limits, and then past them. Just before Auden was born there was a point where birth felt stronger than me, but the process is so incredibly divine. The surge of hormones that cascade through the body dictating what needs to happen. Each and every experience is so incredibly different and unique and for the third time I found strength that I didn’t know I had."

"My girl your light is so bright. You are not only hilarious, but also brave, confident, incredibly determined, thoughtful and at times a bit spicy. You're my little independent, capable three year old who continues to humble me and everything I thought I knew about parenthood."

"We told the kids after our initial dating scan, we had an early one at 6 weeks and we showed them the grainy sonogram, letting them guess what it was. Benen guessed it was a weird picture of a nest (metaphorically on point!).  When we told him he was going to be a big brother again he was thrilled; ran and got me bottles and promised to help change diapers and teach his new sibling how to walk. Charlie on the other hand, sat and stared at us through her heart shaped sunglasses and responded with a wailing " NOOO THANK YOU" to being a big sister. "