Emelia at one month

One month. I said the same thing with Olivia and now I’m saying it with my beautiful Emelia. I can’t believe it’s been a month. A month of multiple wakeups a night. A month of having a baby on my chest 75% of the day. A month of washing pumping…

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NICU: When we were hospitalized at the same time

Catch up on these posts here first if you missed any part of the birth story: 34 Weeks: Preeclampsia 34w5d: I get a cervical dilation Introducing… Emelia’s birth story: Part 1 Emelia’s birth story: Part 2 I was admitted at 12:05 am October 2 and discharged October 12. I spent…

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Halloween 2019: The year with two

I’m so thankful for a mild Halloween this year, especially since I wanted to get out with the baby, and we couldn’t do it if it was freezing. Olivia had her Halloween parade during preschool today and Chris took off so we could both go to it, complete with a…

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Emelia’s birth story: Part 2

Catch up on these posts here first if you missed any part of the birth story: 34 Weeks: Preeclampsia 34w5d: I get a cervical dilation Introducing… Emelia’s birth story: Part 1 OK, so where did I leave off? Water breaking. Yes. Let me first preface something. I’ve written on here…

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Emelia’s birth story: Part 1

Catch up on these posts here first if you missed any part of the birth story: 34 Weeks: Preeclampsia 34w5d: I get a cervical dilation Introducing… Emelia’s birth story was the wildest, most unpredictable, and physically and mentally hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Prior to finding my…

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