One of my favorite things to do before I have given birth during both pregnancies, is go on a baby-moon. A baby-moon is a special “last hurrah” trip to take with your spouse before the newest member of the family arrives. I thought it was […]
Dear Pregnant Self, The past few weeks have been really hard. We hit 35 weeks, and the baby moves non stop, often times in uncomfortable ways. There is now pain, difficulty moving, and the undeniable stretching and growing that is making my life very uncomfortable. […]
This past weekend my best friend/sister-in-law, Diane, threw the sweetest, most beautiful baby shower for me. I wasn’t into the shower themes I often see for boys, and wanted something a little bit different. I am pregnant during the spring time, and have had a […]
Similarly to insurance, maternity leave is different for every woman. It may depend on your insurance or employer, state laws, or the type of work you’re in. For me, I’m a teacher in southeast Texas. My district allowed for 6 weeks of unpaid maternity leave […]
One huge aspect of having a baby is how you will pay for the health care and medical costs that quickly add up throughout pregnancy and during a birth. I know insurance is a messy and complicated monster, but in order to understand why I […]
I’m rounding out the end of my second trimester now. In fact today marks 25 weeks and 5 days. I only have about a week left until I’m in the third trimester and it is the most surreal feeling ever. For my first pregnancy I […]
It is no secret that I hated postpartum life. I love being pregnant. I love having a fresh newborn to love on, but I hated recovering from labor. I documented a little bit of my postpartum recovery here in my post Bouncing Back Is A […]
What I have learned, throughout my now two years of pregnancy/motherhood, is that just because people have raised a child doesn’t make them an expert, but it sure does give them opinions (said blogger sharing opinions with the world.) From the time I got pregnant […]
This week I am 22 weeks pregnant with my second pregnancy. There is nothing I love more, or wanted more, than to be growing another life, but that isn’t to say that a second pregnancy hasn’t come with its own special challenges. Challenges I didn’t […]
As I get further along in my pregnancy I am feeling more and more compelled to prepare for this new arrival. I am beginning to plan a new nursery (something I didn’t really get to do with Holden because we were sharing a bedroom) and […]
