Wonders, musings, and adventures in mommyhood
My pregnancy was beautifully uneventful. Though I was closely monitored due to some pre-existing conditions, Alice was growing perfectly, I had no issues beyond the normal discomforts of pregnancy, and I got to enjoy all the little milestones that a first pregnancy brings. I took weekly “bump” pictures even though my bump didn’t emerge until […]
Continue readingWhat kind of introspective mother would I be if I did not reflect on the goings on of 2017 as we prepare to ring in the new year? For many of us, the end of 2017 brings a sigh on relief, with the hope of 2018 being a brighter, healthier, more peaceful year suspended in […]
Continue readingAh stress. Perhaps one of the most obscure and overused words in the English language. While the editors of the Merriam-Webster dictionary emphasize “mental tension” under “extreme circumstances” as the focal points of it’s definition, I think we can agree that stress has become an all-encompassing state of being for us modern women, and even […]
Continue readingI read the internet nightmare stories, like I’m sure many of you had. “The First Postpartum Period”. I can see it up in red, bloodied (no pun intended) letters on some dark glossy book cover sold in the horror section at your local book store. Many moms in various corners of the internet shared their […]
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