It is completely natural for new moms to be nervous, yet hopeful when having their first baby. (I certainly was!) The thought of having more than one child may seem insanely difficult to a first time mom, but for myself, having a baby was easier the 3rd time around. This post contains affiliate links. 5…
You have seen her before. She is the perfect mom. She totally has her act together, and you can’t help but wonder what is her magic secret? Today I was that perfect mom. Trust me. I didn’t feel like that mom, yet just hours ago another mom asked me for my secret. We were at a moms’ group at…
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…
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…
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….
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…