James-1 Month!

I cannot believe my baby is already a whole month old-it felt like the time flew by, but at the same time like this has always been our life. It's so crazy and amazing to watch him change before our eyes and I love him more with each little bit of him I get to learn and discover!

Something Saturdays (1/13/18)

This week was more of just settling into our new normal--Michael was back at work all day Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday BUT then he took Thursday and Friday off so we're enjoying having him home with us :) I still haven't felt comfortable enough to legitimately cook anything but I feel like it'll be soon? I feel like such a wuss but like everything seems so daunting to me now. Having a baby is hard work, shout out to all you moms who actually do stuff with a baby. 

James had his 1 month checkup on Thursday and it went well except poor little guy got his 2nd dose of the Hep B vaccine and his face turned beet red. It killed me to watch my baby in pain--plus he was missing a nap--so luckily as soon as I held him he pretty much conked right out. Next month's checkup is not going to be easy (there will be lots of vaccines at that one). 

And....yeah! It's all pretty boring and baby-centric around here these days. What are you doing this weekend?

James' Birth Story

James is 1 month old today! So, I figured it's time I share his birth story.

Ok-this post is going to probably contain some TMI and gross stuff because...childbirth. It's also kind of long because, quite frankly, it was a kind of long process. Totally understand if this isn't your thing and you choose to just ignore this and check back in a different day when I'm sharing some delicious recipe and not regaling you with the tales of how I expelled my son from my body.

Those of you who are still here-hiya! Ok, so, as everyone says: my labor and childbirth did NOT go as I planned. It was also, apparently, pretty rough. What's weird, though, is that it still didn't feel as bad as I thought it was hyped to be. It was all stuff I was able to get through. And, even though my plans didn't really work out, I am still so glad I had my plan and was educated because my ability to advocate for myself helped, I think. That said--I was also so dead-set that I think I struggled more emotionally than I needed to. Moral of the story: next time will probably be better/easier now that I know what to expect. And, even though labor is hard, it was ridiculously worth it.