Drinking all the cups of coffee. Sharing all the drops of bliss. Creator of a cozy home & mama village.
My postpartum room was eerily quiet as I held up one of the tiny preemie onesies and name placard up against the streaming sunlight of my window, snapping a photo. A photo without my baby. My body had labored through the night and desperately craved sleep. But all I could think about was that my... Continue Reading →
Doctors didn't think we would make it to this day. Friends and family prayed that we would not be induced at 28-29 weeks pregnant. Our goal at that point was 32 weeks. As my specialist exclaimed when she saw my swollen ankles and growing belly at a recent appointment, "Oh, I can't even tell you... Continue Reading →
Songs from my labor playlists (works-in-progress) and Abby's lullaby medley wrap me in the assurance that I am on the brink of so much more. Swollen ankles glare back from their propped-up position, but even they can't quell the quiver of joy that shakes my deepest soul. The child of my dreams is almost here.... Continue Reading →
I can't even explain why I'm emotional today. Maybe it's just because…well…I'm pregnant. Perhaps it is because I'm fighting a cold/allergies/exhaustion today. Perhaps because all of the sudden I have realized that Abby really is arriving soon, and part of me doesn't feel prepared at all. It is just one of those days. Today's ultrasound... Continue Reading →
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