A whole lot of honesty, a little bit of pessimism, and a sprinkling of grace (who God is teaching me to be)
If you know me well, you know that I am a huge fan of the epidural. I always joke about walking into the hospital and just asking for an epidural before I even know if I’m in labor. Shoot, if I could, I would get one for the last 10 weeks of pregnancy. When I … Continue reading Labor and Delivery (Third Baby)
“Would you say that someone who accomplishes much throughout their lifetime has more innate worth than someone who achieves very little?” What would you say? I would adamantly reply, “No!” A person’s a person. Period. I don’t believe in abortion or euthanasia. Even if a person can’t contribute to society, they still have worth. But … Continue reading Useless, Yet Worthy
Well, my second baby (our first daughter) is five months old today. It takes a while to get a baby into any sort of routine and schedule (especially one that aligns with an older siblings schedule), so up until now I really haven’t had time to sit down and write about my labor and delivery … Continue reading Labor and Delivery (2nd Baby)
(originally written in January of 2016) Something you need to know about me is that I am very realistic. Some people would call it pessimistic, but I prefer realistic 😝 I am writing this post because as an expectant mother I was obsessed with hearing other people’s stories…I think I thought that I would be … Continue reading My Birth Story
I was going to title this post, “What I’ve Learned From Having Graves’ Disease,” but I think there’s a difference between being taught something and fully learning something. For example, how do you know if someone has really “learned their lesson?” I think the proof is how they live their life following the lesson. Two … Continue reading What Having Graves’ Disease has Taught Me
This morning I went to the hospital to get some routine blood work done and for some reason it hit me that this is my new normal. There will never be a day that I don’t take some dose of Levothyroxine, and routine blood work is now, well, routine. As I reflected on life in … Continue reading Graves’ Disease: My Symptoms and Diagnosis
Every day it’s the same. My son (one-and-a-half-years-old) wakes up from his nap, I get him up, put him in his high chair and then turn my back to get him his lunch. It takes me less than 10 seconds to pull the food out of the fridge and probably another 20 seconds for his … Continue reading The Story of Waiting
There I was, sitting in the waiting room at my OBGYNs office, having just checked in for my 6 week post partum follow up. I knew that I would be physically examined, which was terrifying (see my last post). Thankfully, I had a dear friend tell me that I would most likely also be emotionally examined, if … Continue reading Postpartum Recovery (Emotionally)
I think the fact that it’s taken me 11 months to be able to write about what my body went through after birthing a baby speaks for itself. Was my delivery “normal”? Yes. Did I have any complications? No. Was the physical recovery so bad I probably blocked out parts of it from my memory? … Continue reading Postpartum Recovery (Physically)
In case you haven’t seen my complaints and pleas for help on social media, my 9-month-old and I have been sick all week. It was a cold/stomach bug hybrid that I never want to see again. Although this week has not made me a better person at all, I would like to think I have … Continue reading Lessons Learned From Being Sick
A Little Charisma 