Background information: She's 21 months. She has a vocabulary of maybe 10 words.Actual, true, honest-to-goodness story: Olivia noticed I had gathered all our movies to return to the library. "Ooooh," she says, as she begins to throw them all to the floor one by one....

Guess what that number means. Go on. Why should I be blogging about twenty-three? Why is it important, exciting, significant?I got weighed on Thursday.In one week, I had lost twenty-three pounds.

You'd be surprised how many things in a hospital can entertain a toddler. Sorry for the crookedness of the shot, I was holding a newborn at the same time. But you were looking for Benjamin pictures, weren't you?Here is Daddy, Benjamin, and big sister Olivia. I wish...

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 one benefit to not being induced. I actually...

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 his...

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 born today at...

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, something's changing. They hurt now....

Whoops, forgot to blog yesterday. Bet you thought I had a baby. Nope! So here's something for you to read while you wait... and wait... and wait some more.The Five Love LanguagesMy primary love language is probablyPhysical Touchwith a secondary love language...

I was a week early and completely unprepared with Olivia.Yet I can't help but wonder if God has given me this extra time before Baby Boy so I could learn/realize/prepare something I haven't yet figured out.It's beginning to feel surreal. I was prepared for labor last...