05/22/2026
My first "baby" is graduating from high school. 🎓💜
Evan's deep voice carries through our house now. I suppose that tracks since he is 6'3" and wears size 12 men's shoes.
What markedly different stats than the initial ones we shared with friends and family nearly 18 years ago!
"7 lb. 6.5 oz, 19.5 in long"
"born at 8:57 PM"
"Mom and baby are doing well"
I blinked, maybe twice? and here we are. 👀
I am doing my best to welcome all the emotions as they come ... such a unique blend of joy and sadness.
Evan's birth was transformational for me in incomparable ways, and I am forever grateful for the catalyst his arrival was in my own life, not to mention the gift he is to the whole dang world.
I embrace the recognition that I will never "age out" of being a mother, and he will never "age out" of being my son. Our relationship just gets to continue to evolve and develop in fresh ways.
So with tears in my eyes and a smile on my face, this Mama Bear 🐻💙 is preparing to celebrate this important milestone for this amazing human that I get to love and encourage with everything I have. 🥳
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New parents, I know it's all so cliche, but here's some gentle unsolicited advice for today:
Soak it in.
Watch your blinks.
And thanks for understanding that my availability on my online scheduler is rather limited for the next couple of weeks until we get past the grad party and visiting relatives and all the feels.
If you need to be seen ASAP, I welcome you to email directly so Kate and I can do our best to fit you in.
🫶 Hugs 🫶
~ Jennifer
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