Happy New Year! The beginning of this week was lovely and relaxing, and the end has been incredibly frustrating. On Saturday, I thought THIS WAS IT. We were having a baby – and a New Year’s baby! I started having contractions around 3pm. They started off maybe 30 seconds long and were 5-7 minutes apart. We knew to hold off… View Post
It’s been a very full week. Again, not a bad one, but we still have a lot going on with work and Ben, and we’re feeling overwhelmed but also about as prepared as we can be for baby girl’s arrival. I thought I’d have made more food to stash in the freezer this week, but I’ve been choosing to rest… View Post
It’s been a blurry week. Not a bad one, really, but there’s a lot going on and we’re feeling overwhelmed but also about as prepared as we can be for baby girl’s arrival. It’s a weird place to be. Ben gets a little more used to his medicine every few days, but still whines a lot and leaves it to… View Post
Oof. The last couple weeks have been really rough, but mostly not for pregnancy reasons. Ben got diagnosed with epilepsy and had a hard time adjusting to the medicine. I’ve been feeling sick and exhausted. Jack and I both ended up taking the full week after Thanksgiving off of work to recover. It’s been a lot to deal with. I’ve… View Post
It’s been a super productive week and things feel like they’re in pretty good shape. We’ll be in even better shape after this weekend. I’m hoping that by the end of the weekend the guest room and nursery are both usable. Work is still crazy for both Jack and I, and he had drill last weekend, so we haven’t had… View Post