Part 1: Pre-Labor | Part 2: Labor | Part 3: Delivery | Part 4: Post Delivery We arrived to the hospital pausing to take a few pictures on the way to the check in desk. I only had to sign two papers and they sent us to triage to be checked. The night nurse who looked extremely tired came in to […]
Perfect Pregnancy, Not So Perfect Labor & Delivery- Part 1
Part 1: Pre-Labor | Part 2: Labor | Part 3: Delivery | Part 4: Post Delivery Our pregnancy was wonderful! Almost perfect really. All our checkups were accompanied by the doctor saying my belly measured perfectly and all my vitals were good. I felt healthy all of the pregnancy. The only not so fun symptom I had was pregnancy induced carpel […]
Motherhood is Where I Belong
Today I am participating in Five Minute Friday. This is where bloggers are given a prompt and we write for 5 minutes straight. Whatever comes to mind, freely and openly, and without editing. Prompt: Belong Motherhood is where I belong. Here we are 6 days out from my baby’s birth. I am starting to realize […]
Baby Has Arrived!
Baby has arrived! Little Miss M is now here! She entered this world on July 5th at 5:06 pm weighing 8 pounds and 3 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches long. I wanted to give just a quick update. But I will for sure be sharing the whole birth story later as I can! We have […]
June Monthly Favorites
Today is the first link up of Monthly Favorites hosted by Make Me Up Mia and A Deeper Joy! It happens the first Wednesday of the month and I am joining in! I will be sharing some marriage and family resources that have been my favorites each month! Marriage Resource 5 Habits to Fuel Your […]
I Donated My Hair!
Yesterday, I got over 8 inches of my hair cut off to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths! Let me tell you a little back story. When Ryan proposed in Switzerland in September 2011 I started to grow my hair out for the wedding. (I mean it was only 7 weeks away so it didn’t get […]
A Fruit Filled 4th of July
With Ryan and I both being endurance athletes, with me on a break as I am 38 weeks pregnant, we try to eat pretty healthy and as little of processed stuff as possible. With that fruits and veggies are a big part of our diet. But let’s face it the fruit and veggie trays that […]
I Never Wanted Kids-Now I’m Pregnant
So…. I never wanted kids. And now I’m pregnant. 37 weeks pregnant to be exact. Wow. Let me explain. Growing up I was around a lot of different kids. I had siblings and several times we had young family members living with us. I took on the helper role very easily. I enjoyed helping and […]
Father’s Day Pinterest Round Up
Last month for Mother’s Day I was secretly wanting to be acknowledged. I didn’t really know with society if being pregnant on Mother’s Day was sufficient enough to be considered a mother. At the very least I wanted Ryan to recognize me for this first step of caring for our baby! I was blessed with […]
Gluten Free Zucchini Chicken Lasagna
Today a group of bloggers are linking up to bring you some great new recipes to try! Make sure to check some of them out at the bottom of the post! We were loving our traditional chicken lasagna recipe when I started to eat less breads and pasta. We simply changed the recipe to no […]