Tag: birth
Welcoming Our Second Daughter (Birth Story Series)
Miss Isla James made her (very late) grand entrance into the world at 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. She was 8 pounds,...
Postpartum Baskets: Making New-Mom-Life Easier
While newly pregnant with our second daughter, I was gifted a large open-topped picnic basket in a beautiful teal paisley print. Besides our backyard...
Preparing for Baby: Tips for Packing that Hospital Bag
I remember getting my hospital bag ready for my first baby and being seriously overwhelmed. Where was I to even start? Of course I had...
5 Reasons I Don’t Want Visitors When Baby Is Born
A little over four years ago, my husband and I made the early morning drive to the hospital where I would give birth to...
Social Media and Births: Please Don’t Introduce Baby Before I Do
Every once in a while I hear about a post on Facebook where an over-eager friend or family member has made a birth announcement...
The Waiting Game of Pregnancy
Being pregnant is all about the wait and the anticipation for what is to come. Here I am, pregnant with our third and final...
My Natural Birth Plan: How It All Went Down (Birth Story...
I'm currently 11 days postpartum after giving birth to my amazing and adorable daughter, Lyra. It's unimaginable that I did not know this tiny,...