Hello, third trimester… You sure showed up quick! It’s funny re-living pregnancy a second time around because it can be so much the same and yet so different. I had previously thought my son was active in the womb but …
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VBAC With Some Fear
Something that encouraged me the most after this experience was when one of my miracle hour nurses told me that they were all rooting for me to have a successful VBAC because they don’t see many of those these days.
It’s a.. GIRL
Wow… Where do I begin? Let’s start off by showing you the video of my son breaking into his smash cake that held the surprise (to everyone, including me) about the gender of our baby due in August… Ok, besides us …
A Letter to My One Year Old First Born
It’s the eve of your first birthday. I just rocked you to sleep and in those mere moments I couldn’t help but think of this past year. Rocking you today I only need a matter of seconds to calm you for …
First Time Mom’s Natural Birth Story — Maverick Leo [Part 2]
[Click here to read Part 1] The hourly contractions would wake me but cease to continue so I got as much sporadic sleep as I could. At 3am I remember waking to a pretty heavy contraction. Another 10 minutes I’d …
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First Time Mom’s Natural Birth Story — Maverick Leo [Part 1]
Let me tell you, thank goodness I had written this down within a couple weeks post delivery. If you have any desire for recollecting the details of your birth story, then I urge you, through the fog, the sleep deprivation …
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Essentially a Mom
I am essentially a mom, on a journey to find what is best for my family. We have all been there, questioning what we put into our bodies, [do we really know everything about that afternoon latte?] just to be …
Essentially a Mom 