KAIA MONTH 3 Man, I love this baby. I swear, I would be happy just chit-chatting with her all day long. I love watching her little face...

It just keeps getting better. Something changed with Kaia around 2 months. She became more aware of her surroundings and thus more at...

The hard postpartum stuff. Everyone experiences it, right? Right…??? It’s not as fun to talk about as how cute your baby is, how your...

SLEEP I don’t remember how my other babies slept during this early phase, so let’s track it. The first few days Kaia was sleeping...

What’s been going on? Let’s see… yes, I’ve been enjoying lots of baby cuddles, as people keep recommending. And it’s absolutely...

We spent about 26 hours in the postpartum recovery room at Kaiser before being released. We spent the first day nursing, napping, and...

PART 34, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES My last post was the day labor began: Sunday, Oct 16th. I was headed to Sebastopol for an...

WEEK 41, DAY 2 At this point, I expect the unexpected. I am angry, on the verge of tears with frustration, tired, disappointed AND...

PART 32, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES 10/11/22 Well this is unexpected. Don’t third pregnancies usually come earlier than the first...

PART 31, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES I’m sitting in the Safeway parking lot by my kids' school, getting a little writing in while I...

PART 30, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES On Monday this week I went into Kaiser for a Non-Stress Test. The night before I didn't feel...

PART 28, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES We had our rescheduled doula appointment this week. We mostly talked about how I envision my day...

PART 28, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES I had my 36 week appointment this week, which I was really looking forward to because it had been...

PART 27, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES The days have been so hot lately. This week we had a day at 113, 99, and 106. And last week was...

PART 26, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES Waking up early on my own, just because….in a couple of months I will be starving for an extra...

PART 25- TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES WEEK 32 The first few days of this week I felt like there was no growth and it started to scare...

PART 24, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES Kaiser had me go in for another check-up this week- this time my standard 32 week prenatal...

PART 23, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES I haven’t written about my current exercise routine in awhile. So here it is: M- I teach a 40...

PART 22, TRYING FOR ANOTHER BLOG SERIES It’s all so real now. And I feel a need to protect and nurture you. We are in this together. ...

Part 21, Trying for Another Blog Series This week I went on a vacation to Mendocino with my family, my parents, and my brother’s family. ...