Simone, Simona, Simonachka, Simosha, Simka, Rimmka, or how your sister calls you “Simonatsa.” What a blessed year for our family to have you join us six months ago. There are no words to describe how complete you make us whole. In our eyes - you are perfect. You’re an answered prayer. A living miracle. God’s Grace on display.

Sharing our traditional family Christmas photos. Enjoy and have a very merry Christmas!

Much love, Sharikov family.

Our family just turned 5 years old. That’s 261 weeks and 60 months spent with my favorite people. It’s been exhilarating, overwhelming, busy, emotional, and nothing but the feels. Many stories were created, some to share and some to keep. It is in my heart to share our journey in the past 5 years in 5 paragraphs.

I’d like to share with you what the current reality actually looks like at the Sharikov residence.

When people asked me what I’m most nervous about when the second baby comes along, my answer was simple: balance. My biggest fear was not being able to divide equal attention to both my girls. Not being able to catch one fall because I’m with the other. Or even witness one’s milestones. To be there 100% for both the girls is nearly impossible.

June 19, 2021 ~ the day Simone Rimma joins this world.

Once again, God shows His unconditional love and mercy toward us. We are beyond touched at the work of His hand. This time around, everything went according to plan. How often does that happen?!

I finally did it! I sat down, but only to be proactive this time. So here goes my “long overdo” blog post:

We are now half-way through pregnancy!! We can finally identify the baby when speaking about her to others. Yes, we are having another GIRL! Woohoooo!! To be honest, we can’t imagine it to be any other way. Josephine gets herself a best friend for life and we have the honor of raising a girl gang. Growing up with two sisters, I cherish and understand the value of sisterhood. Like always, God knows exactly what we need for our family to be a complete even number. My husband is officially outnumbered not once - but twice! He is absolutely head over heels about being a girl dad. He will be more than fine as long as we have at least one son down the road, haha.