Tag: pregnancy
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Baby Loss…Again
I haven’t needed this space in some time. One day I just ran out of words that needed to spill out and so instead I just come back here to read your words. I cheer you on and watch as lives continue to unfold, just as mine does. Watch children grow up in pictures, as…
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My World Has Been Broken and Few Understand
I have struggled to write this post. Starting, stopping, deleting, and walking away. I have words I want to say but I just don’t know how to say them or where to start. With Rebecca I have never known where to start. She is my own messy story and for those who don’t know how…
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Life of a fertile
A few weeks ago my day care provider told me she was pregnant with her second child and quickly followed it up with her social media announcements. To be fair, she wasn’t joking, she shows very early and it is hard to keep that a secret on her. Personally, I still would have kept it off…
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Emotional Announcements
When I got to work this morning there was a baby announcement in my inbox from another co-worker. A husband and wife, proudly standing with their twin boys, and a sign that told the world they were expecting. Why the hell is my initial reaction every emotion in the book? I am seriously happy for…
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6 weeks postpartum
Six weeks postpartum and it blows my mind how quickly my body is going back to normal. If I knew while I was pregnant that this was how it would be I could have saved myself a lot of headaches and worrying. According to my doctor today, my vag is back to what it should…
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Bringing Home Baby Cora
It was about 36 hours after I had Cora and I stood there in the hospital lobby with two other nurses, waiting for my Husband to pull the truck around. It was exactly 13 months to the day from when I sat in that same lobby, after my D&C and wondered if I would ever…
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Her Birth Story
Well here we are two weeks postpartum and I’m finally getting around to sitting down and writing the obligatory birth story of our daughter. Due to anonymity for this blog, I can’t tell you her name but on here she will go by a name that was on our list of possibilities at one point. …
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39 Weeks- The End is Near
Last week I started my maternity leave from work. Starting it early was one of the smarter moves I have made. It was about that same time that I started not being able to sleep very well due to being so uncomfortable. I can tell you I have spent the majority of the time walking, hiking, doing yoga…
Through My Mistakes 