I am one of those people who absolutely loves being pregnant. While I don’t love the sciatica, leg cramps, morning sickness, or fatigue, I love the feeling of inner strength and wisdom that comes with pregnancy. I am constantly in awe with my body’s ability to grow a baby. To sustain another life for nine READ MORE
Tag: Pregnancy
A Second Little One is Joining our Family!
Hey there! It’s been a while since I posted regularly on here, so I think it’s time for a little life update and explanation! I am pregnant! After being so on top of my blogging for several months, the first trimester fatigue and sickness hit me hard (or at least much harder than my first READ MORE
10 Actions to Have an Empowered Birth
I have been thinking about pregnancy and birth a lot lately because I have so many good friends who are pregnant right now. As they have asked me about my birth experience and how I prepared myself for my natural birth with Peter, it has caused me to reflect a lot on my experience and READ MORE
Review of Miracle Baby: a fertility doctor’s fight for motherhood (and some thoughts on motherhood)
I think one of the hardest trials a prospective mother might face is infertility. Growing up, one of my biggest fears was that I wouldn’t be able to have children. Then I couldn’t believe how quickly I got pregnant once we started trying. The reality of my pregnancy brought on its own anxiety. I hadn’t expected it to happen so easily. I began to doubt whether I was really ready for motherhood. Yet somehow God had trusted me with this baby and it was too late to change my mind.
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
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