Grace turned 8 last year, and we celebrated with an adorable and affordable owl birthday party. (I am a little behind on sharing our birthday party fun here on the blog.) Birthday parties in our house are always land somewhere in between “Pinterest Perfect” and “Minimalist Fun.” I want our parties to have fun decorations, but I don’t want them to take a lot of time or cost a lot of money. This party definitely took more work than other parties I have put together. There were a few time consuming decorations that I made, but they were not hard to create. They just required some time. Thankfully, the decorations were still very affordable. … [Read more...]
Is My Blog Dying???
Year end reviews have always been popular in the blogging world. It has been years since I've shared a collection of my most popular posts from the year, so yesterday I sat down to look at the numbers. I pulled up all of the traffic my blog received in 2017, and what I found really surprised me. My most popular blog posts for the year were all from 2014. This isn't actually the surprising part since my most popular blog post of all time (which continues to be the most popular almost daily) was published in 2014. In fact, 2014 was a pretty epic year for my blog. That was also the year that I wrote the popular posts: I'm Scared to Have 2 … [Read more...]
The Pros and Cons of Telling People About a Miscarriage
Grief is an extremely intimate thing. Usually, we aren't given a choice when it comes to inviting people into our circle of grief. When a person dies, we can't hide it. However, we can limit how many people know about a miscarriage. So then the question becomes: what are the pros and cons of telling people about a miscarriage? First of all, I want to be clear that I don't think anyone should grieve in complete silence. A miscarriage isn't something anyone should feel like they need to hide. I highly encourage you to tell at least one person besides your doctor. Secondly, there is not a right or wrong way to grieve. Some people will … [Read more...]
Isaac’s Birth Story
Our newest little bundle of joy was born on January 25th, but Isaac's birth story starts way before that. Low Fluid When Grace was born in 2009, I was induced because the amniotic fluid level was dangerously low. Her birth ended up being a natural and fast delivery. When Noah was born in 2012, we checked for low amniotic fluid a little early since Grace's fluid level was so low. Noah ended up being born a few days earlier than his scheduled c-section (he was breech) because he also had low amniotic fluid. Since I had a history of low amniotic fluid with both of my previous babies, we started monitoring Isaac's fluid levels at 36 weeks. … [Read more...]
Introducing Baby Isaac!
It is a boy!! Our tie-breaker baby was born on Wednesday, January 25th. Baby Isaac weighed 7 lb exactly and was 20.5″ long. Isaac born one week after his due date, and he was completely worth the wait! I had been hoping for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), but that didn't work out for us. I was really disappointed when I had to have a c-section with Noah, but this time around I am at peace with it. I had been praying that my labor would start spontaneously on its own. I had been praying for a natural delivery. I had been praying for a birth free from complications and interventions. None of those things happened, but God had … [Read more...]
I am 40 Weeks Pregnant!
Today is my due date. Yep. And I'm still pregnant. How I've been feeling: Big. Huge. Gigantic. - I'm pretty much at the beached whale stage over here. Heartburn - I never quite know how well I am going to sleep each night. Some nights leave me exhausted with heartburn, and then the next night I will be fine. Abdominal Pain - Before Christmas I was having a lot of sharp pains just above my belly button. I was confused by the pain because it didn't feel like braxton hicks contractions. My midwife confirmed that the pain wasn't practice contractions. Instead, I was feeling my abdominal muscles tearing apart. Ouch! I wore a support band … [Read more...]
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