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Category: Motherhood
Postpartum Necessities: Nursing Edition
Here are a few items I have found helpful for nursing, night feedings, and travel.
Postpartum Necessities: Recovery Edition
Helpful items during postpartum recovery and what I wish I would have known.
Eli’s Birth Story: Unmedicated Water Birth
Labor & birth was truly the most empowering, intense, & beautiful experience of my life.
Eli: Month 1
Simple reflections on month 1– baby cuddles, family, first bath, state fair & thrifting.
Our Portable & Minimal Mountain Nursery
Here are the ten items or categories that currently make up our portable and minimal mountain nursery for our little boy, who we will get to meet any day now.
Camping and Cabin Stay Before Baby Comes Our Way: 34 Weeks
Camping, Hiking, and Cabins–this was our long weekend getaway to Eureka Springs, Arkansas before baby’s arrival.
Déjà Vu: Unexpectedly Returning to the States… Again
We unexpectedly returned to the States twice in a span of 11 months. Here are a few thoughts about round two and déjà vu.
Shepherd’s Shelter Hiking & Camping Trip . 25 Weeks Pregnant
Our car camping trip with 5 other people, took an athletic turn and quickly evolved into a hiking & camping adventure with a friend of ours. We built a fire in a shepherds shelter and watched herds of sheep roam the hills.
Honest to Goodness Pregnancy Chat
A few weeks ago, I sat on the balcony and talked on the phone to a dear friend in another country for well over an hour. We realized that two weeks ago, we were both a total mess. It was a a perfect reminder that sometimes we just need to be still & give ourselves grace.