___ Meet our newest blessing...

Let me have the immense honor to present to you the new member of the Hill family... now this is where I get emotional and not only because of how immensely lucky I feel that this is my life, but because we finally share his name with you all, and a few weeks later, it is still hard for me to pronounce it without getting choked up.

A few months ago, early on in my pregnancy, my father passed away. In the days that followed, Spence and I found out that we were having a little boy. I will remember that night forever, I had cried more than I could fathom possible, I was exhausted and yet could not find sleep. I would just lay in bed, staring at my belly, thinking of my son and my dad, and Spencer’s hand just slid over my belly, and all I heard was his soft, tender voice whispering to me : ‘’he needs to have his name’’. Don’t wonder what I did next : cried some more! But they were relief tears, because while I was mourning my dad and the fact that he would never meet his grandson, I was filled with gratitude that a part of him would live on with our little boy.

And in that regard, Spencer and I have decided to honor not only one important man in our lives, but two important men. One of my husband’s dear friend and father-figure like, who’s been such an important person in his life, and in our lives since I have met him; we are so grateful that our son will carry with him the strength of two important men in his life, in our lives.

And so it is with such honor that I share with you all the name of our little boy, bringing his very own strength with his very own first name, followed by the one of his guardian angels.

May I present to you Theo Eugene David Hill.

Welcome to the world, my darling. We love you so, so much already, our sweet boy.

Dada and I are going out on a date tonight and Kate insisted on doing my make-up... God I love this age so much. I’m all ready, babe!  

@spencerhill-md-phd

ps. never without Frozen in the background, you know it. 

___ A little update... :)

Teaming up with my favorite crazy-curly-team partner (that’s how dada calls us) to let you all know we are doing okay. I have been cuddled and loved so much these past few weeks, I am so eternally grateful for my family, they are my anchor and my safe haven. This little girl has been my ray of sunshine in every moment, there is a spark about her that reminds me of my dad and that is one of her most precious traits that I will ensure she keeps throughout her whole life. And my husband has been the most loving, kindest and most empathic partner through all of this and I am so lucky to have him by my side. I love them so much. I have been blessed with an incredible family.

Also baby boy (who we have found the perfect name for - I know I’m annoying you dropping that in and not saying it but tune in for the birth announcement, promise it’ll be worth it!) is doing so well, growing perfectly in there and moving around like craaaaazy - loves to kick his momma in the ribs a lot!!! I cannot wait for him to meet his amazing dada and big sissy that are already loving on him so much. Katiebug is so excited that she has moved her doll crib next to her bed, placed a blanket, a doll paci and a stuffed animal in there and she asked me to come take a look at the spot she has reserved for her "lil’ bwother” to sleep in when we take him home. She is going to be an extraordinary big sister and I cannot wait to watch them together. I am so very lucky to be their momma. 

Thank you for all the love and thoughts, so eternally grateful for the village around me and my little family. We love you and are so thankful for each and every single one of you. Sending all our love back and hope everyone is well!

___ Forever my daddy’s girl...

I will always be my daddy’s little girl. 

The daddy that took me in as his own right away, that always moved mountains to ensure my happiness and wellbeing. The daddy that never missed a single dance rehearsal or concert, that bought me flowers any chance he got, that always believed in any dream I ever had, that kept telling me that whatever I set my mind to, I could do. The first who believed I would make it through med school and residency, even when I got pregnant and thought I couldn’t do it. The best Papa who moved to be near us so he could be closer to his grand-daughter, the one who always showed up for his little Loulou, who loved her the most and the best and had her absolutely wrapped around his little finger. They were best buds from the start.

You changed my life and my mother’s, for the time that you two got together, for the better. You made everything better, sweeter, funnier. You had the best laugh I had ever heard, even though you would always argue me and say mine won over all else. You always had the best ways of uplifting anyone around you and making them feel special. You took my husband in as though he was your son and always made sure to remind him how much you loved him and how happy he made me, and how grateful you were about that. You never failed to remind him how great of a person he was and for that, I will forever be grateful to you, dad. 

Earlier this week, my dad passed away. Eugene was the parent I had left. After losing my father, and losing my mother, he was the one that always stayed and never left. I was lucky enough to have three amazing parents whom I loved dearly and who loved me just as deeply and kindly as any child should ever be loved. I have been lucky. So lucky. I have kept telling Spencer that this week; I have been so very lucky.

Yesterday, I was staring at the envelope sitting on our drawer in the bedroom, the one that contains our baby on-the-way’s gender. We still had not opened the envelope, but as I was staring at it, something inside of me kept telling me we should open it. So I asked Spencer if we could, and he agreed. So we did.

And we found out that we are expecting a little boy.

I broke down. I cried more tears than I thought a body could ever contain. I completely fell apart because while I had just lost the man that raised me, I am now about to welcome the one I will raise, and there is something absolutely full-circle about it that warms my heart so much. Because I know somehow that in this little boy of ours’ kind soul will be a little piece of my dad, and while it breaks me to think of a future where my dad does not exist, it heals me to know that part of him will live on in our son.

I will always be my daddy’s little girl. 

Thank you dad for swaying me around the dance floor at my wedding. For walking me down the aisle to my amazing husband, and for loving on him and our daughter so hard and so good. It breaks my heart to think that you will never get to hold our son and make him laugh like you so knew how to, but I’ll make sure he knows about your laugh and famous sparkling eye, along with your undeniable taste in music and incredible charisma. 

I love you, daddy.  Thank you for loving me unconditionally.

Say hi to mom for me. Tell her how much I love her.

I miss you so terribly already.

____

(disclaimer: no kidding, wrote the title to this post before going back to check on old posts, only to realize that the first ever post I made about Karen and her father was titled ‘Daddy’s little girl’... this is perfect.)

Katiebean, how I love ya and all those “kisses to momma” 💖 These are the moments I wanna remember forever. The adventures with you out in this big world.

1. There is no denying who her father is.  2. There is no denying what her parents’ jobs are. 3. She decided to call herself Dr. Davis because it sounded serious. 

Kate Louisa Jean Hill, ladies and gents. I’m a fan!

This girl’s sass > everything else.

Just my favorite person in the whole world.

___ Bumpin’ Up!

Guess what they say is real, you really do show way earlier on the second time around! Baby is growing perfectly, we are at fourteen weeks already (can’t believe it’s going by this fast this time around, I literally sometimes ask myself if there could be a pause button to slow it down!) and this pregnancy is a true charm. I rarely get nausea anymore and am so grateful for it! I feel so very lucky to be experiencing pregnancy once again. I am amazed at my body changing and growing a human. The woman’s body is truly amazing and mind-blowing-ly extraordinary. I feel great. I feel powerful and beautiful.

Spencer and I are still not sure whether we want to know the baby’s gender yet or if we want it to be a surprise, and so we have had it in an envelope that has been sitting on our drawer for weeks now, and every morning we ask one another if we are ready... and we still haven’t opened it! 😂 

And believe me, that is huge on Spencer’s part because the man loves to know the facts and absolutely hates the unknown. But I think he is trying to challenge himself and I am very proud he has made it this far. I do have to tell you that I have seen him trying to see through the envelope many times through light and such but was never able to read anything, and he has not opened the envelope for the only reason that he knows I would not be happy - and if this mama ain’t happy? Ain’t nobody happy... 🤪

Kate keeps saying it’s a girl, but that’s because she is surrounded by baby girls and auntie @askbiggrey-xx and uncle @doctor-derekshepherd have just adopted the most gorgeous and sweet and beautiful little girl (also thank you so much for asking @spencerhill-md-phd and I to be the godparents, we are so very grateful and blessed to be this little angel’s guardians). 

So we will see... maybe by my next update, we will know! ...or not?! 🤪

___ Meet Enzo!

Well, this family just keeps on growin’!

Kate has been obsessed with dogs - since forever. We are surrounded by friends with dogs (hello @askbiggrey-xx & @allisonrileybradford-md) and she will cuddle them and play with them and just love on them so hard, her dad and I thought she might actually like a paw pal of her own. Now that we have the space for a puppy to be happy, with a yard for them to run around, we figured the timing was right. And well, Christmas came around and Santa was soooo cool (says Katiebug)! 

Enzo is an Akita Lab, and he is our little rescue guy. We wanted to give a pup who got an unlucky start a home that would love and cherish them for good and when we walked into the center, this little guy spotted Kate right away. When she went up to him, the bond was obvious; he was our one! He was already family and we couldn’t see our home without him. 

I kid you not, since the day he walked into our home, he has owned out hearts completely. He will not sleep anywhere but at the foot of Kate’s bed, he will walk to the couch in the morning and lay by her while she watches her cartoons and they will cuddle forever (as on the picture). And when dad’s out for work and I’m home alone, he will sleep by me on his side of the bed (until I fall asleep, then he always goes back to sleep by Kate - soulmates, I tell you). I mean, we couldn’t have been luckier, this little guy is seriously the dream family dog. We are so in love with him. And obviously his favorite ball game partner is @spencerhill-md-phd and he loves his back scratches better than the rest of us. I do agree though, Spence’s back scratches are pretty divine.

We love you Enzo, and we cannot wait to see you loving on baby #2!

___ Our family is growing!

I do not even know where to begin because there is so much to say. A couple of weeks ago, we moved into our new home! Months after getting our dream land, making plans of our dream house and watching it being built step by step before our eyes, we finally got to move into our house. And on the big day of the move, I took a pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant with our second miracle. So I told Spence I was heading off for a last minute errand, ran to the store real quick and got a onesie that said “Hello Daddy”, drove to the house and snuck in to leave it and the test on the table in the entrance, and I went back home. So when we walked into our new home, it really was the start of a whole new adventure. 

Spence is over the moon excited, he spent that whole night laid on the couch with his hands on my belly. I barely do anything anymore, he does it all for me. Not complaining, I’m loving it! Our first pregnancy experience was very different and we are so happy to be experiencing this one together through all the steps. He is the best father to our Katielou and I cannot wait to see him with our little one on the way. We are past the first trimester now and though I am still not past the morning sickness, this baby is as healthy as can be and growing, so we could not be more happy. 

Kate keeps kissing my belly and keeps sticking her finger in my belly button saying she can touch the baby that way, she has so many questions and I absolutely love watching her getting ready to become a big sister. She is going to be amazing at it. She is already changing her dolls diapers and pretends they make poop messes. Wait ‘til you see a real poop mess Loulou, you ain’t ready for that! 

I am so grateful for my family and all of the blessings. Our home has never been so full of love and light and we cannot wait to meet this little miracle. 

So, bets are on. Girl or boy? 

-

@spencerhill-md-phd

*Disclaimer: This page is no longer active given the group it was created for has closed. However, my heart needed this page to have a happy closure and so with my friend’s approval (who wrote Spencer), I have decided to make a few posts to hint the future of our beloved couple/family in order to give them the closure they deserve. There will always be a place in my heart for them, and they will live on forever in my heart! xx

Someone has just turned  T H R E E  !!!

She brings the life and light to our lives, she is the joy of the party, always trying to make people laugh and smile. She loves complimenting people, loves to pick out and give flowers, she loves ice cream and anything that’ll give her a brain freeze really, she adores her dada who is literally her hero. She is the daughter I have always dreamed of having and more, she is the sun of my life. 

Katielou, you are a dream. You are the most incredible little girl, you have the kindest and biggest heart, you light up the lives of everyone around you. Papa calls you his sunshine and oh, he is so right, you are a real sunshine. Thank you for choosing your dada and I to be your parents, for making me your Momma, for teaching us what truly matters in life which is to laugh and smile and embrace the little things and the people that surround us. We love you more than words could say. You are our pride and joy and we are so very proud of you.

Happy birthday, Loulou. We love you! 

@spencerhill-md-phd

Can’t believe we are ten days away from this sweet pea turning 3 !!!

The pink princess wig party is so on in this household, she’s been wearing it every morning this week. She’s been so cuddly lately and I’ve been soaking it all in. Soon enough she’ll be running from my hugs and kisses, calling them disgusting and annoying. She’s growing up so fast, but so beautifully. 

Would you look at you two! Such a beautiful and powerful picture of two strong ladies. So happy for you all, can’t wait to snuggle this little bean so much! Congrats Mama, Lenni Lu is perfect!!!! 🥺💖

My wife is a freaking rock star.  

Our rainbow baby arrived earlier this evening, and in the last few hours of pride month! Lennon Lucy Woods, you are absolutely perfect. 7lbs 2oz, 20.5″ long, Mama loves you so much already. 

Text: Spencer

Karen: hey babe, Frankie just texted me and her contractions have officially started!!! She asked if we could watch Charlie until her mom and sister get here which could be a day or two. I'm stuck at work for another hour though, do you mind swinging by her place to pick Charlie up?

Karen: I'll bring home dinner!

Karen: so exciting!!!

Text || Karen

Frankie: Hey there, sis! Looks like your baby niece might be making an appearance in the next day or two. Any chance you'd mind keeping Charlie until my mom and Alex can get here? They should be able to be here tomorrow or the next day. If not, I COMPLETELY get it.

Karen: Are you kidding me? OF COURSE!! OH MY STARS I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!! I'll send Spencer to pick her up right now, he's at home, I'm still at work. Kate will be so thrilled to spend time with her cousin. And we can keep her for as long as needed, really.

Karen: Can't wait to meet the new little bean!!!

lenalarson-md​:

You’ve Got a Friend || Lena & Karen​

It’s not fair, and it doesn’t make sense, Karen says, reiterating what she was shouting. She’s agreeing with her, and somehow it makes her more angry. “Well, that’s just another fucking page out of the book of Larson,” She snaps, downing the rest of the bottle of whiskey in one large sip. Oisin is curled next to her, his head resting across her lap as though he’s trying to keep her grounded, and so knowing he’s safe, she chucks the bottle across the room. It’s disappointing when the glass doesn’t shatter, and she screams, shaking her head. “This is crap,” She sobs, hunching over. “This is such crap.”

Karen grows quiet as Lena lashes out. Because she had every right to. Because it indeed was unfair, and after everything she had been through, most of which Karen had just found out about, it was only fair for her to be this angry and to lash out. It was the very least she could do, and had a right to. She could scream and break things and hit and do so much more, for all Karen cared, it would all made so much sense, while none of what was happening did. None of it made sense. How Chris, who had been away from his wife and daughter for so long, who was just about to come home, would never get to hold his wife and daughter ever again? How Clay, who had moved up his whole life to help people out and change the face of medicine in his field, whose son had been through so much and missed him terribly and would finally get him back home, would never get to hold him ever again, or Lena? It all made no sense. And yet. Non-sense existed and Karen often wondered why. Why life did all this, took all these people, destroyed all these families and broke all these hearts, time and time again. Why. 

Sitting by, Karen just watches as Lena downs the rest of the bottle of whiskey in a single sip, swallowing, keeping quiet. Her eyes momentarily drift over to Oisin laying beside her, as though trying to fill the void that had just been created by the news, but surely that void could never be filled. Karen is pulled from looking at the dog when Lena throws the bottle across the room, the noise of it hitting the wall and the expectation of its shattering sound sending a seizing shock through her body. But the sound never comes and what shocks her even more is the scream to come out of Lena’s mouth. Karen turns to her and her heart breaks as Lena breaks down. She gives her a moment, swallowing thickly, holding back the tears as it did not feel like it was her place to cry, not even out of compassion and heartache for what her friend was going through. Instead, she switches into mama bear mode and does not wonder whether Lena wants to be held or not, not because she did not care but just because she felt Lena needed to be held, and so she reaches across from her and wraps her arms around her friend, pulling her into her arms as she sits sideways, allowing Lena to remain in her position but slightly bent to the side, into her arms. And she holds her and gulps. “It is such crap,” she agrees in a mutter with a slight nod of head.