finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Since all of our showers have wrapped up I have been sending out gobs of thank you notes and prioritizing what we still need. Thanks to many of our wonderful friends and family I was able to place some online orders for last minute baby necessities! This is what has arrived in the mail so far […]
18 days … 18 days … 18 days … which could turn into 32 days, but nevermind that. I’m focusing on 30 Days to Baby based on the little 40 week ticker. We’ll see what really happens! Last week my best friend gave birth to her first child. Olivia BrookeSeptember 15, 20106 pounds, 15 […]
Only 19 days to go … we accomplished alot this week (pictures to come), but my oh my, I’ve got alot to fit into these last 19+/- days! I have had my moments recently. The “I hate not knowing when!” (cue whining voice). The “Will I ever be skinny again! (cue dramatic flop on the […]
Ah, yes. The joy of weekly appointments. You know what that means? Baby will be here sooner rather than later :) No real news to report. Still growing (both baby and I). Blood pressure, pulse, baby’s heartbeat and placement (left occiput anterior to be exact) all look good. Left Occiput Anterior PositionPhoto credit Only tragedy […]
Five days into my 30 Days Until Baby posts. That is 1/6 of the month. Time doesn’t have breaks! Dominic is chomping at the bit … he is ready for this baby to be here! For example … Friday night … well, Saturday morning … 3 am. He starts patting the bed all around me. […]
I adore the weekends for one particular reason … naptime. I’ve always loved naps, but truly, WHO HAS THE TIME? But, in an effort to slow down and physically/mentally prepare for baby I have tried to incorporate a few here and there. This Saturday and Sunday were prime examples. Both days I stopped the madness […]
Watch that ticker go! Only 27(ish) days until baby arrives! Here is Day #3 of 30 Days to Baby … All this planning for baby has me reflecting on the previous Big Day in my life. My extraordinary, special, fantabulous wedding. You know, the day where I married my very own Prince Charming. I think […]
It’s Day #2 in 30 Days to Baby! I’m sensing that these last few pregnancy posts are going to fly by … just like the last 9 months. My oh my! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of emotion surrounding breastfeeding. I know alot of this comes from my OUT OF CONTROL pregnancy hormones, but […]
Have you noticed the ticker up top? The one counting down the moments until I hold my baby? Well, today kicks off “30 Days to Baby”! I am a big believer in the “GUESS DATE” instead of a due date, so 30 days is just an estimate, it could be 10 days … or 40! […]
Our baby mobile is finally ours!!! After much Craigslist searching on Dominic’s part and anguish on my part (I mean, we are mere days away from having a child and only had a 2-seater car until today) our family has a family-size car. I am brimming with excitment! It’s a 1999 Honda CRV. It is an […]
Tummy turned table isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.