Recovered Road

Recovered Road

“How’s your incision doing?” the nurse asked me.  “What incision,” I replied. “It’s the rest of me that’s in pain.”  That was me 6 weeks ago in the postpartum wing.  I had been bed-ridden for 3 months and a day, and my muscles had given way to atrophy. Back pain, leg pain, and top it … Continue reading →

20 Ways to Help Parents of Newborns

20 Ways to Help Parents of Newborns

Here is a blog post from Code Name: Mama for ideas to serve your friends with a newborn baby in their life. My favorites are providing frozen meals, help around the house, and offer to run errands. 20 Ways to Help Parents of Newborns

Ava’s Acid Reflux

Ava’s Acid Reflux

Sweet Ava has had a not so sweet 2 weeks of acid reflux, aka colic.  Our poor little girl has endured a gassy stomach so much that we have to hold her upright in a sitting position just to prevent her painful spasms.  Her suffering has lead to endless hours of crying, day and night, … Continue reading →

I Was That Big?

I Was That Big?

How quickly I forgot how big I was before giving birth to Kaitlyn and Ava on Dec. 13.  I gained 40% of my pre-preggo weight, so my talented friend Lindsay Vallas came to our home to document our pre-baby lives.  These photos were taken at 33 weeks, just 10 days before the girls came into … Continue reading →

I Have a Sister?

I Have a Sister?

Yesterday, Jan. 2, Kaitlyn and Ava experienced their first quality time of gazing into their sisters’ eyes. Kaitlyn, left and Ava