The first one. There were lots more “firsts” with Ronan while I was pregnant with Ruby. His first cold, and our first week without Brock home. First boo-boos, first time peeing outside, first major temper tantrum. We started getting concerned about Ronan’s language development around 18 months old, when we recognized (after a visit from my mom and dad) that… Read More
History of Me: Part Nineteen
Go back and read the first one. Weeks passed by. Brock and I were pregnant with our second child that appeared to be sticking around. We decided not to find out the gender, and I committed to not doing any more ultrasounds on myself, so I couldn’t accidentally find out. I started doing some research on my birth choices…… Read More
History of Me: Part Eighteen
If you are just joining us: Part One. Ronan was my first of SO MANY things. I learned many of my parenting lessons at his expense. Breastfeeding him well, however, was one of my proudest achievements. I had always known that I wanted to breastfeed a child – from the moment that I learned that the lumpy disks on… Read More
History of Me: Part Seventeen
I feel like this is getting a little ridiculous. Seventeen parts? Start at Part One if you’ve just decided to join. Aching loneliness. Crushing love. I find it humorous that I have such detailed and clear memories of my life before children, and yet the days with newborn and infant Ronan are such a blur. I remember the day that… Read More
History of Me: Part Sixteen
Start at part one. Life with a newborn was exactly as wonderful as I had expected… … and absolutely nothing like I had expected. I had dreamed of being a mother for so long. For many nights, as I lay falling asleep, I would imagine the process of getting pregnant, enjoying my pregnancy, birthing my child, and then raising… Read More
History of Me: Part Fifteen
Start at Part One! It wasn’t too terribly difficult to return to work after my poopscapade. I was more comfortable than I had been in weeks. I continued on modified bedrest and light-work restrictions (work gently at work and do NOTHING at home) until around 35 weeks, when we agreed that any contractions would be safe to send me into labor…. Read More
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