Baby boy is growing so fast. Literally right before our eyes. I swear this week he outgrew his newborn sleep sack over night. He smiles all the time now!! And he coos and grunts and “chats” with us. He holds his head up really well and will stare at a toy or the mobile in hisRead more
Camden is five weeks old today, so I’m already really on top of the monthly snapshots I want to capture of him. Ha. How do I describe the last five weeks? A whirlwind. A roller coaster. So much change and growth. I hardly recognize this baby as the same one we brought home from theRead more
Baby boy must have read my disheartened blog post from January 15th because I woke up the next day in labor. Except that I didn’t know it was labor for about 12 hours. We last saw the doctor on January 13th, a week before my due date. I wasn’t dilated at all and the baby hadn’tRead more
The edge of my thumbnail is jagged. I must have snagged it on the door or a drawer earlier in the evening. I run my pointer finger over the rough surface and then lightly press it against the soft fleece in my arms. Four weeks ago I could have bolted out of my chair, snatched a nailRead more
It’s no Pinterest showroom, and the walls are really white, but it’s functional and perfect for us. I’m 39 weeks and two days and having a really hard time being patient! I’m trying really hard to let go, but at the sameRead more
So here we are, nearly two weeks into 2016, and here I am just now getting to this post. 2015 was a hard year. It had its good times, but for the most part I wouldn’t call it the best. I felt like I was pregnant for the whole year, which aside from about twoRead more
I was going to write about the winter solstice. I had it in my calendar. I had thoughts. Then it came and went and I was going to write about Christmas. Then it came and went too. Now here I am, intent on writing about New Year’s, but not really sure what to say. IRead more
It’s been a while since a pregnancy update. Something like three months? Yikes. We’re into single digit weeks, folks (approximately…). I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to write another update because all I’ve got is baby on the brain. I have several writing projects on hold and have trouble concentrating at work. I justRead more
In an effort to record as much as possible during this special time in my life, I’ve been writing about my pregnancy. Today’s post is meant to be a reflection on how and why we made the decision not to find out our baby’s sex during pregnancy. I have a lot to learn when it comesRead more
When thinking about accomplishments, it’s easy to dwell on those things which are acclaimed in our culture. Things that make a lot of money. Things that look good on paper. Things that cause others to pause in awe and wonder. But for me, I always come back to people. I don’t know if I’ll everRead more