The past few days have been pretty tiring. I had noticed that ever since our last doctor’s appointment when we found that baby had turned to the breech position, I have been so exhausted! I figured it must be the subconscious toll the stress and nerves were having on me. By late afternoon or early READ MORE
Month: June 2019
I Need Thee Every Hour
It’s been a bit of a crazy week. I’ve been doing all I could to “nudge” myself into labor to no avail. Friday we went in for our weekly appointment and all looked great. Baby’s heart is beating strong and he is still wiggling around like a monkey. But apparently he is too much of READ MORE
Surviving your Summer Pregnancy (the glad I dids and the “wish i’d dones)
I can’t believe we are already coming to the end of June! The reality of baby on his way is becoming very real. And it better be, because he could be here any day now! I’m feeling very lucky that our summer has been (relatively) cool starting out. I remember this time last year already READ MORE
One Year of Thrift – 5 Secrets to Living off of Thrift Store Shopping
Those who know me personally know that I LOVE thrift shopping. It’s become sort of an addiction, actually. Any time you ask, I am always down to go to the thrift store. About a year ago I came from a particularly successful shopping trip at the D.I. (our main thrift store here in Utah 🙂 READ MORE
Trust in His Timing
Headed to our hypnobirthing labor class last week, we had been given an assignment to talk about what fears/concerns/limiting thoughts might hold us back from having the birth we wanted. What fears did we have about bringing our infant into the world? Earlier that day I had brainstormed a big, long list. Fear of the READ MORE
Little “hellos” from baby
I wrote this post several weeks ago, but never posted it! Fun little keepsake from during the pregnancy, though, I think 🙂 (Side note: It’s crazy to see how fast the tummy grows! I haven’t noticed it from day to day, but I am so much BIGGER now than I was when we took this READ MORE
Our Hypnobirthing Experience – Weeks 3 and 4 – Giving the Birth Partner a Role in the Delivery Room
Last night we completed our final class in the hypnobirthing series! I’m so grateful Carter was supportive enough to come to the three hour classes with me over the past four weeks. After finishing his 10 hour work shift, he’d head straight to our class on birthing and hypnosis… poor guy! I don’t blame him READ MORE