I never understood how postpartum depression could be a thing. You have just accomplished something amazing. You have brought a beautiful life into the world. You get baby snuggles all day long. I couldn’t understand how, at such a perfect moment, you could shut down and have anything but elated feelings of being on cloud READ MORE
Category: Mamas & Pregnancy
Sweet Exhaustion
These past weeks since Peter’s birth have been the most exhausting I have ever experienced. For a couple days, he was ready to eat EVERY HOUR, day and night. I was exhausted, had so much to get done but couldn’t do ANY OF IT, and I was getting a little emotionally unstable! It seemed I READ MORE
Resources for a Natural Childbirth
This post contains affiliate links, which means that I may earn a small commission if you click through links and make a purchase, at no extra cost to you. I only promote products that I wholeheartedly recommend! Last week I shared the story of our beautiful natural birth experience. I got such wonderful feedback from READ MORE
Peter’s Birth Story
I’m glad I’m finally getting to write about Peter’s birth! I have thought a lot about the experience over the last week and a half since he was born, and I am so grateful for the beautiful experience we had. I know there are so many conflicting perspectives on the birth process. While reading Marie READ MORE
Baby Peter is a week old!
Baby Peter was finally born on July 8! Stay tuned for our birth story, but as he’s officially a week old, I wanted to share some details of this first week with him. In this past week we have fallen in love with this little angel. He is the sweetest thing in the whole world, READ MORE
7 Tips for a Positive Morning Routine
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
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
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