Letter to Tuck // Volume 2

Dear Tuck, One of my best friends told me yesterday how good it was I am having a boy – because “the world needs more men like JB”.  I agree with her, with  300% of my heart, little baby.   Oh sweetness, you hit the jackpot getting him as a dad.   My throat closes […]

if you really knew me …

i caved…!   if y’all really knew me… you’d know I had never imagined myself having a boy.  All of my real life friends know this, but it feels funny to admit it here.  Maybe because I’m comfortable with girl stuff, and not at all with boy stuff.  I secretly felt like the boy wouldn’t […]

Letters to Tuck

dear john bullock tucker IV aka “Tuck”, We decided on your name in one of our favorite places, Boca Grande. Your great grandfather was the first JBT, and everyone called him “Tuck”.  All of the JBT’s have been/ are such remarkable men.  What a legacy to have!   I never got to meet Tuck, but […]

it’s a …

Y’all, it’s time to come clean.  I’ve been hiding a little secret … I had to go in for a fetal echo due to my mended heart.  {all was fine with babe + me} While there, my momma asked the nurse if he’d be able to tell us what exactly I was growing in there. […]

Gender Prediction

{1,2,3,4} {1,JBaby,3,4} Poll on the sidebar.  —-> Oh baby,  whatcha betting on?

Retroactive Blog // 6-11 weeks

{via} I thought i’d do a little retroactive blogging. Some things I wrote down at different stages…  you are six weeks today!  sounds silly to say.  Just a month and a half.  If you haven’t heard me hundreds of times already, i love you. i pray for you in the shower, at my desk, in […]

tis true

 Via Liene Stevens of Think Splendid // absolutely. but first you must ask. so what are you waiting for?  happy weekend!

Highlands, NC

Highlands is a happy place for me.  Growing up we’d head up the mountain for some relief from the summer heat, and once in college we took off there due to a hurricane.  On our way up we stopped at the Dillard House.  Oh my word, the best.  They bring you endless fresh produce, veggies, […]

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