Confession

Confession

Update Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 2:52 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik Feeling crappy
I feel the need to confess. I am a bad, materialistic Mom/Wife. Hub and I had discussed how people usually buy the woman who bore their ch...More...
Great-Grandmother
E's GG on my side came to the hospital to see me when I was in labor. She's the one who made me sob actual tears when she hugged me...More...
Breastfeeding is hard.

Breastfeeding is hard.

Update Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 6:06 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik crazy sh*t
My baby's stools now alternate between sometimes being orange and other times being green. (Which I've heard is an oversupply or imb...More...
Letters to Babybutt
(You're still sleeping! I have more time!) Dear E, You are incredibly gorgeous. Love, MMore...
Learning

Learning

Update at 7:31 AM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik crazy sh*t
I am learning that one should never be overconfident and that type A personalities with a need for structure probably have some of the harde...More...
Taboo

Taboo

Update Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 3:10 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik
1. I do not love breast feeding. Sometimes I don't even like it. 2. We are combining bf, pumping and once in a while formula for my sani...More...
Soon?

Soon?

Update Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 8:28 AM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik
Someday, when E isn't going through a growth spurt, and I am somewhat sane, I'll finish the birth story. Someday. :) I guess we wai...More...
BabyLegs

BabyLegs

Update Friday, January 22, 2010 at 3:28 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik baby gear,my sweetest
Thanks Auntie Jen! I am so handsome, and you are so talented!More...
Letters to Babybutt
Dear E, When the nurse midwife laid you on my chest, I was so overcome by emotion that all I could do was choke out dry breathy sobs. It wa...More...
Thoughts and Advice

Thoughts and Advice

Update Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 4:51 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik musings,my sweetest
I have found that not being alone all day helps tremendously. And E? He seems to have inherited a lot of the things that make me difficult...More...
Humbling

Humbling

Update Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 9:00 AM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik Feeling crappy
Admitting you have some post partum blues (not PPD) and exhaustion and having people respond well to it is not as easy as people always make...More...
Co-Sleeping

Co-Sleeping

Update Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 4:52 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik musings,my sweetest
So I had never even considered co-sleeping. I was not aware that most of my family, including Sister with her two boys (and my Mom!), had d...More...
Testimonial

Testimonial

Update Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 12:20 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik
I LOVE JEN'S WIPES! They are so much better than my disposable ones and have so many uses! (and I'm not just saying that.)More...
Thanks!

Thanks!

Update at 11:05 AM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik
Thank you all for your wonderful comments about my gorgeous baby. (not biased not biased not biased. ;-) Last night we had a great non-scre...More...
E is Born Part One

E is Born Part One

Update Friday, January 15, 2010 at 1:06 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik birth,crazy sh*t
Like most new moms, I have limited time and much desire for sleep, so this story will be told in parts. Plus, that way it won't drive y...More...
Much Better

Much Better

Update Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 7:23 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik good news
Much less of the crazy now. Blood pressure is much better. There is no anxiety med ok for breast feeding, only depression, and I am not dep...More...
PPA

PPA

Update Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 11:21 AM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik Feeling crappy
So it appears instead of ppd, I have ppa. I have no idea if that's a term or not, but I'm making it one. In this case, I mean post ...More...
It's Early and Late

It's Early and Late

Update Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 2:33 AM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik crazy sh*t,happy times
I knew it was going to be hard, and I knew it was going to be awesome, but holy crap to both.More...
Kinda Back

Kinda Back

Update Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 9:38 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik good news,happy times,my sweetest
We FINALLY got home at around 10:30pm on the 6th. You people are all awesome for your warm wishes. I'm still dealing with a few things...More...
Labor Help PLEASE?

Labor Help PLEASE?

Update Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 7:25 AM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik Me - Pregnant?,scary stuff
So last night around 12:30am, I started getting really regular contractions that felt different from my previous Braxton-Hicks. I timed the...More...
But Everyone Else is Doing it!
So yeah.. I usually won't follow trends just to be a butthead, but I really like summing up this whole decade of my life in little blurb...More...
Fear and Exhilaration

Fear and Exhilaration

Update Friday, January 1, 2010 at 12:17 PM. by Fertility Challenged in Florida
Dalam topik Me - Pregnant?,musings
Recently I decided that pregnancy is for me, very much like a trip by plane. Years ago, I had a string of very bad experiences during fligh...More...