It Was Slow and Torturous

It Was Slow and Torturous

I had a hellish pregnancy. No joke. It was slow and torturous. This is not a feeling, it’s a fact. I had hyperemesis gravidarum, anemia, sciatica, and hints of gestational diabetes. Every day was a cycle of excessive vomiting of food, bile, and on occasion even...
Top Ten Baby Items You Can’t Live Without

Top Ten Baby Items You Can’t Live Without

  Finally, that bambino I’ve been waiting for is here! I’ve registered for what I thought I needed and still find myself scrambling to Target to get what I now know is really what I need. Most of the items I consider essentials were new to me. While...
Adoption Musings Part 1

Adoption Musings Part 1

  The musings are old blog posts journaling the progression of our Ugandan adoption. My Family Keeps Getting Darker “My family keeps getting darker!” This was said by my husband to his Indian wife about his soon to be Ugandan baby! Not sure he thought that would...
Top Five Ways To Recover From a C-Section

Top Five Ways To Recover From a C-Section

I didn’t see it coming but it happened. After 40 hours of labor and only dilated to 4 cm we decided that I would go under the knife to get our sweet baby boy out. They were going to rip him out of me. To be honest, after 40 hours of exhaustion and excitement I...