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These four mean the world to me....My brother-in-law Jared, his wife Denise and their two girls, Joey and Shayna have been more than supportive during everything we have gone through this year. I can't thank them enough for their selflessness and willingness to help us with whatever we need/needed. Family is so very important to me and I am humbled that I was able to show the love that these four have. enjoy.  

What can I say about this session? I have waited for today for exactly 6 months....From the time I did the quick little session of Jensen to help me get through the tough notion that I will be having a son with Congenital Heart Disease to the moment he had his first surgery at 14 days old, to the moment we brought him home for the first time. Jensen loves his little brother, Hudson. He constantly wants to help give him his bottle or meds ("can I doctor him mommy?") or just sit near him. It makes my heart melt. Today was a good day, I have the best 2 little boys a mom could ask for  

Hudson Kristopher Alton Ford was born at 38 weeks 5 days on April 18, 2013 at 8:17pm weighing in at 7lbs 4 oz Here is a look at my pregnancy up until the day before he was born :) First image courtesy of Kristal Burgess Photography in Salmon Arm, BC

 Our little baby Hudson arrived at 8:17pm on April 18th. I ended up having a natural breech labour and had him out in 17 min! Long story short, we waited 10 days for the doctors to decide what to do for his surgery and on Tuesday April 30th, they set a date for that Thursday. I was so anxious to get things moving so we could get home but also completely terrified. On the morning of May 2, I handed over my 14 day old son to have one of his three open heart surgeries. The hardest moment of my life so far. After an excruciating 6.5 hour wait, the surgeon came out and said everything went very well...Lucas and I broke down crying with relief. H ...

HAPPY EASTER! Going to keep this post short and sweet :) Soaking in these last few weeks with our baby safe in my belly. It's a catch 22...on one hand I can not wait to be able to run up the stairs, bend over to put my boots on or even breathe but on the other hand, the babe is safe right where it is. I am trying to push away all the fears I have when it comes to the birth (he is still breech and I am terrified of having a c-section), the surgery(s), the unknown future...all of this is completely overwhelming BUT I am keeping calm and level headed. The baby needs to be brought into a world of love and serenity and we will do our best to make ...

A HUGE thank you to Brittany from www.brittanyesther.com/blog/ for coming all the way up from Canmore to do our gorgeous maternity photos...I could not be happier with them <3 A bit of an update on our little one.... We went to our consultation in Edmonton on Monday & Tuesday and lets just say it was a lot to take in and a pretty huge reality check. This was no longer just a story that I keep repeating to others, we actually have to do this. We got to talk with a few doctors and social workers and got a run down on what's going to happen once the baby is born, which is scary enough in itself. I will give birth at the Royal Alexander ...

At long last, baby H's nursery is complete! For a list of places where I got certain items, scroll to the bottom!   Crib:  http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50213565/ Dresser: Kijiji Mobile: I made with some scrap felt Owl & Donkey: Stems - http://www.stemsfloral.ca/stems/default.aspx Wood Alphabet: Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/listing/68061039/wood-alphabet? Baskets: Jysk - http://www.jysk.ca/elizabeth-baskets.html Drift Wood: Random log on the beach in my hometown of Salmon Arm, BC (thank you Dad for carrying that for me!) Sheep Pillow, Sheep stuffy & dark Faux Fur blanket: RH Baby - ht ...

Now for the good news.... ....but first I would just like to say thank you.... Thank you for all the messages, comments, support, prayers, thoughts, positive energy and all around LOVE. We feel it coming heavy our way and I can not thank everyone enough :) I would also like to thank Lucas....for putting up with my super hormonal self lately, all that bad news mixed with being pregnant is not the greatest combination. He has been nothing but supportive and a rock for this family and I can never tell him enough...I love you babe. I was not looking forward to Wednesday....I stressed about it all week. I would get excited for the other appoint ...