- Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
Learning to walk down steep stairs: “Beautiful girl, you can do hard things.”
We are called upon - over and over and over - to do hard things. To do scary things. To do things we are afraid will get us hurt. I don't know what…
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Lessons learned from trying for VBAC
Each week that passes of Little Brother’s life, I’m more grateful. Not just for him, but for Ezra too. And for the cesareans that brought them into the world. I’ve spent the last…
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Pregnancy Art Therapy Project: Birth Affirmation Pillowcases for Labor
When I was pregnant with my second child and planning a TOLAC, I had a lunch meeting with my birth doula and her backup doula. The three of us met for lunch and…
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Pregnancy Art Therapy Project: Affirmations Coloring Pages
When I was pregnant with Ezra, I bought two adult coloring books (of butterflies and flowers) to color in the last few weeks of his pregnancy. They sat, unused, for nearly 4 years…
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Affirmations for ANY birth (even a c-section!)
Birth affirmations. Those wonderful mantras that mamas repeat to themselves in pregnancy and birth to maintain a positive outlook on birth. When I was preparing for my VBAC, I ATE THEM UP! (You…
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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…
