Tag Archives: maternity
Things I wish I had known about birth and recovery
(Disclaimer: This might be a little TMI for some people. So read at your own peril!) When you become pregnant, there are several pieces of advice you’re going to hear over and over. These include: Say goodbye to sleep! You’ll never sleep again! Your clothes are going to be covered in baby goo for the …Continue Reading
Post-baby body
It’s been almost a month since having given birth to Ezra and I thought I’d do an update about my post-baby body. Weight Loss - Throughout my pregnancy, I gained a total of 27 pounds. One week after giving birth, I’d lost 21 pounds. Since I’m breastfeeding, I don’t expect the remaining six pounds to come …Continue Reading
A typical day with a newborn
My baby boy turned three weeks yesterday. Unbelievable! I feel like I’ve learned a lot in these last three weeks, but that I’m also completely clueless. In some ways, becoming a mom is not nearly as complicated as everyone made it out to be…but in other ways, it’s more complicated than I thought possible. Anyway, …Continue Reading
A glimpse of… my second set of maternity photos
On March 24th, I had my second set of maternity photos taken by aliciahasekoester photography. It was my last day of 36 weeks and I had no idea that I would be holding my son in two weeks time. I loved my first set and I love my second set just as much, if not more! …Continue Reading
Ezra’s Birth Story – Part 2
*Catch Part 1 right here!* So, when we left off I had just received my epidural and it was around 5:30am on Friday, April 6th. I had been in labor for nearly 24 hours – just 15 minutes shy of that mark! I don’t know what time this picture was taken but, as you can …Continue Reading
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My name is Amanda, and welcome to my blog. I'm a work-at-home wife, married to my best friend, mom to 3 babies (2 covered in fur...and the other an actual human :)), and thoroughly enjoying my charmingly modern little life. Learn more about me and this blog here.
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