Aidan William’s Birthing Story
8.16.16 I had contractions in the middle of the night. But I slept through them. In the morning nothing was out of the usual. I made sure Elora ate, I ate, and I did a load of laundry. I also did want to vacuum the…
8.16.16 I had contractions in the middle of the night. But I slept through them. In the morning nothing was out of the usual. I made sure Elora ate, I ate, and I did a load of laundry. I also did want to vacuum the…
First night away 5pm mat home from work. Hand over baby. Get ready. Do I even know how to put on makeup anymore? 5:30pm run through all the things that calm Elora down. Twice… 6pm run through all the things that calm Elora down. Cry…
Wednesday April 15th Not much sleep… Less then usual. Uncomfortable dreams too. 9:30am nurse left. Milk drunk. High. Smiles everywhere. Nurse right. 10:10am crying baby, I dress, brush my teeth and realize the trash hasn’t been taken out. Thanks Dad. 10:30am trip over poop bc…
Tuesday April 14th 2 hours sleep for mommy 12:12am diaper change, wet, nurse right 12:30am pump left About 2 hours sleep for mommy 3:14am nurse left then right 2 hours sleep 5:26am crying, grunting, definitely going poop. Figuring it out. Change diaper. Poop! 5:35am nurse…
3/19/2015 1:51pm walk around neighborhood listening to music. 3/20/2015 2am wake up to pee 2:30am I think water broke? 3am called Crystal and Lacey Hypnobirthing 5am ate bowl of granola yum Slept 8:44am ate eggs yum 11am hula hooped 1:34pm first contraction! I laughed 2:45pm…
Elora Luna Ralidak March 21st, 1:01am 7lb 10oz I was 9 days late. My mom, sister Elizabeth and her boyfriend Paolo, all at my house asking me every day when am I going to have this baby. I was going nuts. First we thought Elora…
I woke up this morning at 5:30am. I couldn’t fall back to sleep. My mind raced with 8 years of memories of my career. All the people, the experiences, the tears, the laughs, the joys, the woes, the hardwork and the fun. And then it…
Hey y’all! Happy Fall!!! The leaves are changing, the air is crisper and we are coming up to the most delicious time of the year! THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!! CHRISTMAS COOKIES!!!!!!!!!! To celebrate this time and the beautiful transformation of my body, I will be packing on the…
It is the most SURREAL feeling to have what feels like a fish swimming through your stomach… or muscle spasms… And then to look at your beautiful stomach skin move?!?! What is going on in there?! I keep feeling like the movie Alien. Is this…
From a facebook announcement: Dear Facebook world, you have been with me a long time. Seen my ups and my downs. And I can’t thank you enough for giving me an outlet to explore my feelings in a very open way. You know I…