Pilot Becomes Dad: My Side of the Birth

Hi everybody. I hope you guys are doing well. As you probably know, Ginaโ€™s pretty busy these days, so when I offered to write a post about my perspective on the great day oโ€™birthing, she didnโ€™t argue too much. Well, it was a hell of ride from where I was sitting and I wasnโ€™t even…

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What you didn’t know

Hey everyone! Hope your night is going well <3 While I get things ready for tomorrowโ€™s Winter Shape Up excitement, hereโ€™s a beautiful and very important guest post from Meagan, who has left many amazing comments here on the blog. I sent her a little email to see if sheโ€™d be down with guest posting…

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1/14: Thoughts from the week

My induction was scheduled for yesterday. Watching it pop up on the iPhone calendar blew my mind because Iโ€™m a mom already โ€“that still sounds so weird to say/think- to such a sweet baby, who is already almost a week old. Breastfeeding is no joke. I have transformed into a 24-hour all-you-can-eat buffet โ€“my friend…

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Babies and pets

Hey guys! Tonightโ€™s guest post is a very special one, since itโ€™s something that we were wondering about with our own family: introducing a pet to a baby. (Bell comforted me while I was in labor at home.. I wanted to take her to the hospital with us) Bella has always been the baby in…

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The birth story- part 2

Missed part 1? You can check it out here. My heart sunk as I anticipated a suggestion that would take me off the path of my birth plan. Fortunately, our nurse was amazing and offered a progressive list of alternatives to a drug intervention. I was so thankful when the nurse handed me an oxygen…

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Jennifer’s birth story

Hi everyone <3 Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback on part 1 of the birth story..Sorry to leave you with a cliffhanger, but I didnโ€™t want it to be boringly long. The final part should be up tomorrow ๐Ÿ™‚ Weโ€™re still getting to know our sweet baby, so here is a special guest…

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The birth story- part 1

Thatโ€™s exactly how it went down! The end. Ok, it was slightly different. I still canโ€™t believe Iโ€™m writing this story. Itโ€™s so surreal to me that it actually happened and I was so present yet totally gone at the same time. So hereโ€™s the first part of the birthโ€ฆ and Iโ€™m going to lay…

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Advice for a new mom

It was quite a whirlwind of a weekend, which ended with the best little thing possible and a new little family starting to get in the swing of things. Thank you again to everyone for all of the congratulations and love- weโ€™ve loved reading your amazing comments and tweets, and the the realness of everything…

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This is the face

weโ€™ve dreamt about for 10 months. She made her way into the world last night, 12:08am 8 lbs 6 oz Just when we thought our hearts couldnโ€™t possibly be more fullโ€ฆ we are so in love. Thank you for all of the incredible love and support to our growing little family <3 Be back to…

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Ish just got real

Source Iโ€™ve been back at my momโ€™s house for a little while, but after spending some time laying on the couch curled into a ball and a delicious lunch out with the fam, I can finally post. Good news on all fronts: Centimeters dilated: 2 % effaced: 80 Next appointment: Tuesday Induction scheduled: Friday morning…

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From this to that

Thank you so much for all of the sweet comments on the belly slideshow– it will be a fun thing to look back on. Itโ€™s amazing that the belly went from this: to THIS: and mad props to lululemon for stretching with me along the way. Yesterday was my original due date. I asked the…

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Belly up

Even though sleeping and walking have become daunting tasks in the past week, I’m trying to savor it as much as I possibly can. I’m going to miss the belly- especially the closeness I’ve felt to the baby for the past almost-10 months. Even when I’m missing the kicks and body rolls, it will be…

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