pregnancy – making unbreakable – formerly moosh in indy.

Jovie…

Four years ago my sister had her first baby, Tayden. Long story short, all 9 pounds of him made it out after 36+ hours of labor, 2.5 hours of pushing, and a dozen other complications that basically left my sister a wreck both physically and mentally. I got to the hospital just after her earlyContinue reading “Jovie…”

I Worry About Breastfeeding ALL THE TIME (no I don’t.)

This post is sponsored by Similac. I was compensated for this post but all opinions are my own. In the early haze of new motherhood I was overwhelmed with guilt over not being able to breastfeed. While the two mammary glands attached to my chest look promising, the truth is they are milk duds. ForContinue reading “I Worry About Breastfeeding ALL THE TIME (no I don’t.)”

on infertility, four years later

When we were trying to get Vivi here, my entire though process revolved around getting and being pregnant. Every decision I made in or around my house included the fact that one day a baby would be in it and so I had to plan accordingly. I’d think about what kind of baby gates IContinue reading “on infertility, four years later”

paul.

Emily, Last night I was with you as you brought your fourth child and second son into this world. Truly one of the best nights of my life. I know you were pretty busy with getting him out so you may have not noticed everything that went on, but I did. And damn, you’re reallyContinue reading “paul.”

live and diastasis.

So I have a tear down the middle of my stomach. Technical name? Diastasis Recti. What does it look like? The one on the left. image copyright 2010 Julie Tupler, RN Does it hurt? Yes. Quite badly at times. Can you feel your guts through it? Yep, and it’s just as gross as it sounds.Continue reading “live and diastasis.”

spoiler alert. there will be a baby.

We’re leaving for the hospital. 12:56 am EST May 4, 2011. xoxo

eleven months pregnant.

Today Katy Perry asked me if I felt paper thin, like a house of cards, one blow from caving in. Thanks for asking Katy, but no, I feel the complete antithesis of paper thin. Round, robust, thick and sturdy are a few adjectives that come to mind. We walked around the mall yesterday and IContinue reading “eleven months pregnant.”

nimble I’m not, happy I am.

There have been many mentions about how uncomfortable I must be with this fully cooked human that has over taken the front of my body. The truth? I’m not really that uncomfortable. Yes, I get heartburn from really weird stuff, I can’t roll over in bed without getting winded, getting off the couch (or aContinue reading “nimble I’m not, happy I am.”

MamaMemoirs, because mama’s memory isn’t so good, and pregnancy is too funny not to remember.

Now that pregnancy is coming to an end I’m feeling nostalgic about all the little things I’m going to miss. Little things I didn’t blog about but that deserve a mention. Like the other night at 4 am when I wanted applesauce. I couldn’t get any of the jars open so I went back toContinue reading “MamaMemoirs, because mama’s memory isn’t so good, and pregnancy is too funny not to remember.”

full term.

I made it. I’m full term. There’s a human in me that could come out tomorrow and become president in 35 years. This feels like a dream. I keep waiting to wake up. On the left, the day I found out about mozzi, about 4 weeks. On the right, today. 37 weeks. I guess now’sContinue reading “full term.”