I knew there was a lot to adjust to in new motherhood- however, the WAYS I have had to adjust I never expected. Dealing with insomnia night after night has been sooo frustrating, and I never expected to have issues with it. Since week three I have st…

I was reviewing old journal entries today from early in pregnancy and I find it so amazing. I was so anxious and worried, afraid of how my diagnosis would affect my pregnancy. I fought it for awhile, argued with doctors, and just didn’t want to have …

Some fun ‘first times’ in the world of Silas Gabriel:My first time wearing a clown nose (he looked so ridiculous with that massive thing on his face!). First time receiving important mail with my very own name on it! (Yes! Now that he has his socia…

I should blog more. So much has changed over this past month (obviously) that I don’t even know where to begin. I figure I’ll just start from today. It’s strange how routine my life has become in some ways. Every day I open the blinds, make the bed…

Well, I’m finally sitting down to write down the story of how Silas came into the world. Reader discretion is advised (I’m a nurse you see, and realize that some people want ALL the details).Here goes:So the week before Silas was born I had a lot of br…

Yikes. Any day now I’m going to be ‘officially’ a Mom. Not really sure how to process this information. How do I get ready?? I feel more uncomfortable sitting than ever- with every twist and turn the baby makes I either have to run off to the bathro…

My co-worker (who is also named Jason) and his wife just had their baby this morning. We’ve been comparing notes now and then over the last few months, since their due date was only a month before ours. So, the fact that their baby has arrived (although 2 and a half weeks early) has really…

33 weeks already and insomnia has taken over. I woke up last night at 2:30, then 5:30, then was awake for good at about 6:00. Tossing, turning, peeing, ahhh! So frustrating! It doesn’t even really make sense to me because I feel tired but I just ca…

So. Got my H1N1 vaccine. hmph. I hate decisions and I hate difficult decisions even more. J and I hummed and hawed and prayed and researched and decided to go ahead. Now 2 days afterwards my legs feel achy….am I just becoming a paranoid mommy? …

Yup- here’s the belly, growing bigger and bigger!I love this part of pregnancy….and here are some of the reasons why:-baby is wiggling, jumping, moving, hiccuping all the time (feels funny!)-If I groan while attempting to tie my shoes, Jason will tie…