preparing a space for baby
one of the fun things we did this past weekend was cleanse our room and labor space. darla helped me sage our bedroom and fill the space with good energy for labor. when i asked her about what she...
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that bump. how that bump made us jump. here’s some advice. do not write a post jokingly calling your unborn child a jerk-baby because your unborn jerk-baby will get on the internet and read it and then...
View Articleavoiding maternity clothes
friends, romans, countrymen, i think it may be time to put Avoiding Maternity Clothes to rest. at this point, i’m avoiding all clothes not just maternity items. and i think it’s safe to say i’m not...
View Articlepregnancy and body image
dear baby, i wrote this post a year ago, roughly. and now i want to write a quite different post. i want to write a post in gratitude, rejoicing in the confidence being pregnant has brought back to...
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late bump day post today. did you think i had the baby???…………… nooooooooo. that would be so silly. and boring. having babies is for boring people. growing them forever is the latest hipster trend!!!!
View Articledaphne’s home birth: a photo tour
ok, so it’s a dimly lit photo tour. we’ll call it ambiance. or love aura. whatevs… i’d like to highlight some of the things i loved about birthing our baby girl at home, in our own bed, with these few...
View Articlethis is my postpartum
since taking my postpartum doula training i’ve been contemplating how my own postpartum period would shake down. i’m going to be honest and state that i’ve had high hopes for this time period. this is...
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2 weeks postpartum. is that all? it seems like daphne has been here forever and always and the days are going by slowly. again, i hope this is a sign that we’re doing this right and taking our time....
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this is week five of my postpartum the winds of change blow fierce around this household and i can’t start with pictures this week because i need to blurt first. this past week my baby turned a month...
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when i look down to see her chubby belly pressed against mine, her rolls alongside mine, it’s nice to know we’re in this together. today it is occurring to me that these pictures of my motherfigure...
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