9 Months Later
It’s time!
The moment
Travis Jenkins and his new wife Stefanie have been looking forward to for 9
months. Grabbing everything in
sight: car seat, overnight bag, clothes, and diapers. Heading to the hospital for the moment that would change
their lives… forever.
For Travis
Jenkins at that moment: “It wasn’t really any one specific thought or really
any series of thoughts that would make sense conversationally,” he said. “It was just raw happiness and
excitement. Like an adrenaline
rush of pure joy.”
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| New born Jameson Liam Jenkins at just 7lbs 12 ounces. Photo cred: Stefanie Jenkins |
Finding out you’re
pregnant before being married can come as a huge surprise for family and
friends alike. However, for these
two, after dating for four years it wasn’t quite the shock they were expecting.
“I still have a
picture of how Aunt Chelsea reacted, smiling from ear to ear,” she said. “And I’ve never seen Travis’ mom and my
mother so happy they cried, they somehow knew it was coming.”
For Travis’
mother it was more than that: “After the joy of raising your own children
the most wonderful thing in the world is having grandchildren. As I watch my son and daughter-in-law
with Jamie, I know they will succeed,” she said. “His Dad and I wanted to
be sure our kids had plenty of our most valuable time. We did not have
tons of money, but we had lots of time and love. As I watch Travis with his
son, my heart is full and I feel like we gave him the tools become the man and
father he is now.”
Having a family
was always apart of the plan for the Jenkins’. Though it was more in the long-term plans. They had often talked about a long
engagement, and a big traditional wedding with family and friends by their
side. Their ideal goal was to be
completely settled down before starting a family.
But every thing
happens for a reason and life has a way of surprising you with the greatest
gifts.
Having a baby
means enormous lifestyle changes.
For the Jenkins clan, it put into perspective the money they would need
to save in order to support this growing family as well as the time and
patience it would take to do this together.
Finding that
balance is not easy.
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| From left to right: Stefanie, Jameson and Travis Jenkins Photo cred: MLH Photography |
“It’s definitely
something to get used to,” he said.
“I always tell people it’s a learning process and that it’s only our
first time. We make sure it’s
50/50 and all of the pressure isn’t only on one of us. We alternate so we each get that very
special time spent with him and with each other. Not to mention date nights are a must!”
Travis has his
dream job and Stefanie couldn’t be happier where she is in her career, but, if it were up to her, if they had the money, she would stay home everyday of the week
to be with their little boy.
She said, “having
Jamie laugh for the first time, hearing that around the house and just wanting
to be there for all the ‘firsts’ makes it really hard to go to work in the
mornings.”
Almost one year
later they’re about to celebrate baby Jenkins’ 1st birthday on May
31st with a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme. One of Jameson’s very favorite shows to watch.
With all these incredible changes, this growing Jenkins family has all the love in the world, you can see and feel it just by spending time with them. Though everything didn’t go according to plan, from the very beginning, that love has only gotten stronger with their little addition: Jameson Liam Jenkins.
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| Jameson's 6th month birthday Photo cred: MLH Photography |
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