When we were in high school, Heidi and I used to plan our giant spinsterhood parties. We swore we would never get married, never have kids, and live in a giant farm filled with animals and ride horses all day.
Yet despite the wild dreams of youth, here we are with families full of children, If we had known back then, what we know now, there’s not a doubt in my mind we would have been planning farms full of children instead.
Because of my deep love for big families like this, I realized a while back that moms of multiple children often skip out on maternity pictures when the time comes for pregnancy #3. I understand, Really I do! It’s tiring, coordinating all the kids, coaxing smiles, its not the first pregnancy…
But it makes me sad. It's still the chance to capture one last memory of the family just like this. His last days as the baby before he gets a turn to be a big brother, this moment when they all still feel SO little before the the older ones are in high school and you're forever categorizing them as the 'little kids' and 'big kids', that moment of anticipation as you wonder how your family that already feels complete is going to feel just that much more complete when the new baby comes.
So, when I heard Heidi was expecting her 4th I texted her immediately.
"You want to do maternity pictures, right???"
I'm lucky she understands the value of this moment
