This was me at 8-9 cm dilated, probably around 4:45-5:00pm. The common reaction to this picture is: “You sure don’t look like you’re in labor!” To which I respond, “I wasn’t having a contraction when it was taken!” That was...
We were released from the hospital at 5:55pm yesterday and waited just that long to fill out the birth certificate information. We are so decisive like that. The middle name comes from Josh’s dad, which we thought made sense due to the fact Benjamin was born on...
Hey y’all, Ashley here! Beth asked me to let all her readers know that her baby arrived safe and sound this evening. Here is what I posted in my own blog about it: I am SOOO happy to announce to the whole blogging world that Beth’s newest little one was...
Turns out I got some sleep last night. Praise the Lord, because I don’t know too many labors that pause for a good eight hours so that the mommy can sleep. Okay, so there were a few contractions during the night, and they started back up regularly at 6:45. But...
So anyone who’s talked to me much the past couple weeks knows I’ve been getting Braxton Hicks contractions pretty regularly. Braxton Hicks don’t hurt; they just make my uterus hard as a ball. It’s more amusing than anything.Well,...