This Saturday marks 4 weeks since my daughter was born. At this point, life is settling into a sort of rhythm for us. Not one that's sustainable for the long term, since sleep patterns aren't really being established all that well for anyone except my husband, who gets to have night after...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Am I just not normal?
Lately several people on Facebook have been posting this article all about what people really should have warned an expectant mother about when she was pregnant. All about how she got warnings about things like childbirth being painful, or never having a moment to herself again etc....
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Am I a mom?
Everyone says the first few days at home with a newborn are harrowing. They don't come with an instruction manual (though, the hospital did give us an instruction booklet) and you have to figure out how to navigate life while at the same time managing the needs of a tiny creature that only cares...
Friday, January 9, 2015
So, I had a baby
That's such a small, simple sentence. "I had a baby". It doesn't really encompass the whole process, really. It doesn't begin to describe everything that can happen, does happen, or what unexpected things you come up against.
My process was somewhat traumatic. I'm not really...
