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 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
History of Me: Part Fourteen
Part One. I worked the rest of the week, feeling tender and uncomfortable. I couldn’t breathe in deeply, and I had no appetite, but nothing seemed to be physically amiss; baby boy was doing well, my cervix wasn’t changing, and I could find no reason for my pain. It would come and go in waves, unrelated to when I… Read More
History of Me: Part Thirteen
First Part. Brock walked through the door and put down his things. I met him at the stairs – I wasn’t upstairs, I just really liked standing a stair or two up so it was easier to be eye-to-eye with him. He walked over to me and could tell that I had been crying. He hugged me and held… Read More
History of Me: Part Twelve
Part One. Things moved so quickly. Our beautiful October wedding suddenly became a July wedding when one-quarter of our wedding party was given orders to be sent overseas. While most of life went on as usual, Brock and I started working out at the gym every morning, and wedding planning was nearly all I thought about. I say nearly all,… Read More