Pregnancy Post: A Look Back at My First Trimester
As of Sunday, I'm 15 weeks pregnant and am very happy to have the past few months behind me. My first trimester was hard, but not for the reasons I'd anticipated. It was less about my morning sickness...
View ArticleHow the 5 Love Languages Changed My Relationship
Have you heard of the 5 Love Languages? I had always assumed there was one universal way to show love, but according to this theory, I'm mistaken. They're as follows: Words of Affirmation, Acts of...
View ArticlePregnancy Post: Monthly Update - September
One of the best parts of this site is that it's basically a digital diary of nearly my entire adult life. Some of my most pivotal chapters have been documented here and that's why I'm so excited for a...
View ArticlePregnancy Post: Monthly Update - October
It's begun: pregnancy brain is in full swing. It started towards the middle of September, but I am fully committed to it now and every conversation I have with another person turns into a game of 20...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing Guidance from Moms
The one piece of advice I've heard countless times since becoming pregnant is not to take to everything I hear to heart. That said, it is still hugely overwhelming trying to sort through it all. So, I...
View ArticlePregnancy Post: Monthly Update - November
As I approached my third trimester, without much of a bump to speak of, I became increasingly self conscious about how un-pregnant I looked. Everyone assured me that one day I'd just "pop," which I...
View Article1 Month Countdown
When I found out I was pregnant in the beginning of the summer, the concept of a February birth felt years away. Part of that was a good thing - it seemed like I had an eternity to prepare and come...
View ArticleThings That Surprised Me About Pregnancy
Before I became pregnant, my knowledge of the topic was severely limited. I knew some details, like the possibility of morning sickness and the importance of staying active, but other than that, I was...
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