Even though my own natural birthing experience with Raven had its complications at the end, I will always be an advocate for unmedicated labor and deliveries because I can still recognize all the positive side effects that came from it (some far-reaching and long-lasting, like the fact that natural births are correlated with lower rates …
I’ve always considered myself to be a healthy individual—I’ve only had to take off one “real” sick day from work in the past 3 years (the others were used up for maternity leave and mental health days), I went years without having a doctor to call my own, and the greatest health challenge I’d ever …
The whole reason we drove to Kansas City, Missouri last week is because my pops got married in May, and he and my new stepmom were having their wedding celebration/reception on July 3rd. Miraculously, my five siblings were also all able to be there (albeit without their spouses and kids), and so this ended up …
(pic taken just a short while after Raven was born) There have been many moments in our courtship and marriage when Matt has melted my heart–watching him become a dad two months ago (and live up to the fullest measure of that title ever since) has put them all to shame. Daddyhood sure looks good …
Well, my baby survived her two-month shots today like a champ–she cried for about twenty seconds, and then promptly started looking around again, observing her surroundings. She was asleep ten minutes later. Hallelujah. Side Note: I am almost positive the shots were just as hard for me as they were for her. But the good …
In my religion, we believe in giving children a special blessing (usually when they’re infants) in front of the church congregation. It is partly to formally present the child into the church as a child on the church’s records, and it’s also a way for the child to receive certain blessings by virtue of a …
Yesterday was my first time being a mom myself on Mother’s Day. And you know what I decided it was like? You know when you first get married, and you’re super conscious of the fact that you have a new last name? And that, despite that fact, sometimes, when you’re not thinking about it very …
4 years of marriage, 2 college graduations, 7 vacations, 6 jobs, 1 marathon, 8 church callings, 2 apartments, 5 major purchases, and 1 perfect baby girl. It’s been a blissful four years together Matt, and I can’t wait to see what “numbers” are ahead of us for the next four years — Here’s to eternity …
