It’s crazy to me that we are back to summer nights and camping trips! I started this post last summer when we were camping with a wee newborn and I thought I’d polish it up and finally post it! Giving birth in the middle of summer definitely had its pros and cons. I was so READ MORE
Tag: Postpartum
10 Things I’ve Done to Take Control of My Mental Health
I’m not the first to admit that life is hard after you have a baby. Everything is different. You’ve lost your independence, finances are strained, and you are living on half as much sleep (or less). It’s not that you don’t love your baby. You are absolutely in love with those sweet newborn snuggles, those READ MORE
Combating Postpartum Baby Blues
Yesterday marks 7 weeks since Peter’s birth and 7 weeks of motherhood. It’s been beautiful. Peter is a little angel sent from heaven. He still hardly ever cries, just makes the cutest noises. He melts my heart every time I look at him. Whenever I look down as he’s breastfeeding I feel an overwhelming love. READ MORE
A Solemn Responsibility- Cherishing marriage after baby comes
I have always been struck by this phrase: Husband and Wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other… The Family: A Proclamation to the World, The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Yes, the proclamation continues to talk of the responsibility to love and care READ MORE
Understanding Postpartum Depression
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
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