Pregnancy & Birth
-
31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
I started preparing for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) pretty much from the moment I brought Ezra (my first child) home for the hospital. His birth was scary, traumatic, and disappointing. I knew…
-
Here’s a little postpartum recovery update
So, my official position is that recovery from birth sucks. But, it’s also sort of amazing. The first ten days of postpartum recovery were hard. Really hard. I do not deal well with…
-
Little Brother is here! {and short-ish version of the birth story}
Little Brother arrived Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 at 5:58PM. He weighed in at 10 lb 1 oz, 22 inches long. I plan to share his birth story in a lot more detail with…
-
40 Weeks Pregnancy Bumpdate
I’ve officially made it to (and past) my due date. I’m thrilled, honestly. This has been a great pregnancy. Such a night and day difference from Ezra’s pregnancy. I look back over my…
-
38 Weeks Pregnancy Bumpdate
I’m nearly 39 weeks pregnant, and have decided to give another update to help pass the time. (37 Weeks) I’m managing to stay very active, continuing to walk several days each week and…
-
Dear Husband… Love, Your 36 Weeks Pregnant Wife
Hey you. I’m finally 36 weeks pregnant. Unfortunately, we fought a lot this week. And I just need to tell you… It’s not you, it’s me. And I know you know that I’m…
-
What I learned in July 2015
1. Never try to see fireworks that happen after a baseball game. Especially when you have small children, because it will be just your luck that the ballgame will go to 11 innings…
-
35 Weeks Bumpdate! {and maternity photos}
Another four weeks have gone by since my last pregnancy bumpdate! I feel like it’s gone relatively quickly. We are now 35 weeks! Baby and I (and the other two as well) got…
-
31 Weeks Bumpdate!
How are you feeling?!?! The question comes frequently. And at 31 weeks now, I’m slightly surprised when I hear myself say, “Pretty good!” On Sunday, when someone asked me, “So are you ready…
- Miscellaneous, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Pregnancy & Birth, What I Learned, Whitespace: one word for 2014
What I learned in May 2015
1. Whitespace was good in theory. Living it is ten times better. When I thought I was living whitespace, I was just scratching the surface. This morning I read over this post that…
