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Britt + Eric

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finding purpose in the waiting season
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God is so good 🤍
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This is our infertility diary.

We hope to show these little pieces of our life to our future child one day. 🤍

Dear Baby,

We just want to say… remember to live your life to the fullest. We only get one.

Something about your parents is that we love adventuring and we’re both big explorers. The last time we were in Sedona was right after we got married, so getting to come back years later and truly slow down and enjoy God’s beautiful creation felt really special.

While we wait for you, we’re still living. We’re still making memories. We’re still choosing joy.

And one day, we hope we get to tell you all about the life we lived while we were waiting for you.

Love,
Your mom & dad 🤍

#infertility #infertilityjourney #ttccommunity #trustgodsplan #waitingseason taken in Sedona, Arizona by @brittanderic

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11 days ago

If you’re going through infertility, I need you to know you’re not alone. I see you.

Infertility hurts in ways you’ll never understand unless you’re living it. The disappointment, the tears, the days you wonder how you’ll keep going.

I’m grateful every day for my husband. He doesn’t always have the words. He just holds me, lets me feel everything, and waits until I find my way back to myself.

My bounce back is one of my biggest accomplishments after almost 5 years of praying to become parents.

If you’re in this waiting season too, I’m here with you. 🤍

Drop a photo of you and the person who helps you through the hard days.

#infertilityjourney #infertility #ttcjourney #infertilitystruggles #trustgodsplan by @brittanderic

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25 days ago

Five years of praying for a baby has taught us something we never expected: how to keep living while we wait for the life we’ve prayed so hard for.

Two years ago, we came to Mt. Lemmon for the first time with my sister, nephew, best friend, and her family. Once we were at the top of the mountain Eric and I looked at each other and knew we were moving to Tucson. So we did… 6 months later.

We really thought our life would look different by now.

But Tucson gave us something we hadn’t really had before: just us.

My mom lived with us for eight years, and we’re so grateful for that time and everything it meant to us. But we never really had that season of just being married, having our own space, and finding our own little rhythm.

Over the last year and a half, we’ve learned to slow down and appreciate the life we have while still grieving the part that’s missing.

We’re still praying. Still hoping. Still waiting.

But we’re also learning how to enjoy this season while waiting for the next one. 🤍

#infertilityjourney #ttccommunity #waitingseason #infertilityawareness #faithinthewaiting taken in Mt. Lemmon by @brittanderic

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a month ago

We’ve both been sober for a little over a year now.

Not because we had a drinking problem. We just wanted to do everything we could. We wanted to give ourselves the best chance at having a baby.

Because when you’ve been trying for years, you start looking at everything differently. You start wondering if there’s something you could change. Something you could do better. Something you haven’t tried yet.

So we quit drinking.

Still waiting. Still not pregnant.

But this was something we wanted to do for ourselves and for the family we’re still hoping for.

Infertility changes you in ways people don’t always see.

What’s something you changed because of infertility that you never thought you would?

#infertilityjourney #infertilityawareness #ttccommunity #ttcsupport #lifestylechange taken in Tucson, Arizona by @brittanderic

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a month ago

On this day last year, I was almost a month late.

I had so much hope. I really thought maybe this was it. Maybe after all the praying, doctor’s appointments, tears, and waiting… it was finally our turn.

But it was 3 negatives.

Watching this video back breaks my heart because I remember exactly how hopeful I was. I remember thinking this could be the month everything changed.

And now, a year later, we’re still here.

Still trying. Still praying. Still waiting.

I can’t believe it’s been almost 5 years of hoping for our baby.

If you’re in your own waiting season, you are not alone. 🤍

And if you love someone who is, please don’t feel like you have to fix it. Unless they ask for advice, just love them. Support them. Sit with them in the hard.

This has been one of the most heartbreaking seasons of my life, but somehow, it has also brought me closer to God. My heart has broken in this waiting, but my faith has grown here too.

Still hoping. Still believing. Still waiting for our turn. 🤍

#infertilityjourney #infertilityawareness #ttccommunity #waitingseason #trusthisplan taken in Scottsdale, Arizona by @brittanderic

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a month ago

Apparently I’m old enough to have a nephew in high school and a niece in middle school, but emotionally I’m still 17. Someone please explain how time is moving this fast because I absolutely did not approve this. 😭😂🤍

#auntielifeisthebestlife #auntieandnephew #auntieandniece by @brittanderic

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a month ago

Just finished cycle 60 since we started TTC.

Hormones be wild.

#perioddrama #infertilitystruggles #infertilityjourney by @brittanderic

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2 months ago

Dance like nobody is watching 💃🏽

One song.
No plan.
Just move.

Wherever you are. However it looks.

@kginthedesert thank you for the dare, friend.

@torey_photo thank you for starting this and reminding us to get out of our heads and back into our bodies.

If you’re reading this… you’re up next 💛

Put on a song, let yourself be silly, and dance it out.

#goodvibes #movementismedicine #dancebacktoyourself #womensupportingwomen #millennials taken in Tucson, Arizona by @brittanderic

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2 months ago

Summer photo diaries 📸

June was rough.

I already have so much gratitude for July.

Hilary Duff concert with my favorite people.
Wellness and self-care.
All forms of movement.
A full and happy stomach.
QT with friends.

#arizonaliving #summertime #tucson #slowliving #tucsonlife taken in Tucson, Arizona by @brittanderic

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3 months ago

A year ago I made a quiet decision to stop drinking. No big announcement, just a choice that felt right in my heart. My biggest prayer has always been to become a mom, and I wanted to start showing up for that baby before they’re even here. I’ve always been a social drinker, so this wasn’t easy, but I’m really proud of myself for choosing something bigger than the moment.

#infertilityawareness #soberjourney #healingjourney #becomingamom #soberlifestyle taken in Tucson by @brittanderic

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3 months ago

Becoming her 🦋

A year and a half ago, I walked away from what was comfortable… and everything changed.

We moved.
New city.
New gym.
New church.
New community.

And somewhere in all that unknown… I found her.
A softer, stronger, more grounded version of me.

I was gone for almost a month, and coming back made me realize something…

This life we built in Tucson… it finally feels like home.

Butterflies don’t just appear.
They fight their way out of the dark to become something new.

And I feel that.

#becomingme #butterflyseason #healingjourney #newbeginnings #findingpeace taken in Carmel, California by @brittanderic

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3 months ago

Everyday.

I used to cry over the kind of love I thought I’d never have.

12 years of almosts, wrong people, and trying to make something real out of things that kept breaking me.

No real example of what a healthy marriage looked like… just me hoping I’d figure it out one day.

And then I met him.

And even now… in the middle of our waiting season… I still have moments where I’m like, “God… you really did this for me?”

Because this isn’t the easy part of our story.
Infertility has stretched me, broken me, humbled me.
There are days I don’t feel like myself.
Days I’m grieving something I don’t even have yet.

And he’s still here.

Still choosing me on the days I’m quiet.
On the days I’m angry. (luteal phase is no joke)
On the days I don’t have anything left to give.

We’re not perfect.
We get on each other’s nerves.
We have hard conversations.

But we stay.
We grow.
We fight for us.

And in the middle of all this waiting… that kind of love feels like the only steady thing I can hold onto.

I didn’t just get a husband.
I got a partner who meets me in the hard.

And I will never, ever take that for granted.

#godsplan #infertilityjourney #marriedlife #relationshipgoals #strongmarriage taken in California USA by @brittanderic

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4 months ago