Pregnancy and Pandemic: 5 Weeks to Due Date
Have you ever experienced pregnancy in the midst of a pandemic? It’s a first for me. And it is incredibly…surreal. I’m due in 35 days and during what should be the most exciting 35 days, I find myself...
View ArticlePregnancy and pandemic: 4 weeks to due date
Last week I wrote about my anxiety and disappointment that the joy and excitement we should all be feeling is being robbed from us amid this pandemic. I spent the two weeks prior to that post being...
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Pregnancy and pandemic: 3 weeks until due date
This is what life looks like right now. Toys scattered across every room of the house. The television constantly playing a movie or cartoon. And emotions are running rampant among all members of...
View ArticlePregnancy and pandemic: 2 weeks until due date
Last week I mentioned I was working my way through the five stages of grief in relation to the birth and maternity experience I was expecting to have with this baby. That’s still true, and I’ve pretty...
View ArticlePregnancy and pandemic: 1 week until due date
I’m slightly behind in getting this post out, but it’s for a good reason; baby arrived last week! Last Tuesday (4/14 – 10 days until due date) I woke up around 3 a.m. with what ultimately ended up...
View ArticlePregnancy and pandemic: 1 week postpartum
So, it’s actually closer to two weeks postpartum, but life is a little more hectic the last 11 days so let’s just pretend it’s still a week. We brought #TheTrilogy home less than 48 hours after...
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Pregnancy and pandemic: 2 weeks postpartum
So we are two weeks into being a family of five and seven weeks into being at home. Seven. Weeks. At. Home. With toddlers. And now a newborn. It’s been really hard some days. Lesson plans aren’t...
View ArticlePregnancy and pandemic: 3 weeks postpartum
Going into this third week was hard. My incision site stings a bit and my back muscles hurt from holding The Trilogy. I wear her when I can, but it still messes with my back. I cannot wait to see my...
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Here’s to the parents
I recently shared on Facebook that the oldest tiny human has been struggling with having a really crummy attitude lately. To the point where it feels like he wants to be angry. I think all parents...
View ArticleDear 2020 Baby…
How do I begin to explain to you how history will talk about the year of your birth? You will hear things like “worst year ever,” “dumpster fire,” “totally effing sucked.” You’ll hear the words...
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