This post is written by Ashlie’s lesser half, Joshua. On many occasions over the life of this blog, Ashlie has invited me to write a post to capture my thoughts on this dillightful adventure. As much as I love talking about myself to anyone who would listen, I’ve never been motivated enough to sit down … Continue reading A Grateful Father
Author: Ashlie
An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. - GK Chesterton
Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us
As many of you know, John-Paul and I got off to a rough start with breastfeeding. I started out having multiple nurses try to help me at the hospital; while they were all very bright women, none of them had any specialized in lactation. JP did not want to latch. He simply turned his head … Continue reading Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us
One Week Old.
Today I am one week old! Mostly I eat, sleep and make messy diapers, but here are a few other things that I've done... I also went for a short ride in my ring sling while mama took the shortest walk of her life. I rode in the car to visit Karen, the "milk maven" … Continue reading One Week Old.
John-Paul: A Birth Story
Name: John-Paul Steward Dill Date of Birth: November 5, 2014 Time of birth: 2:06am Weight: 7 pounds 7 ounces Length: 21 1/4 inches See Guessing Game winners at the bottom of the post! Ah! The day finally came! The day that cannot be circumvented in any way...but that a pregnant woman must go through: Birth … Continue reading John-Paul: A Birth Story
Three Questions
Aside from the "How are you feeling?" question, there are three inquiries that continue to come up in conversations with friends and family: What are you and Josh doing in these last few weeks of freedom/before you never sleep again/become parents? What are you most nervous about? What are you most excited about? I've found … Continue reading Three Questions
Yes, I did say cloth diapers.
Despite the 4,203,482,874 blog posts out there on cloth diapers, I'm going to toss another one you're way. And probably a few more over the next few years. Choosing to cloth diaper actually started long before I was even near the realm of motherhood. During my freshman year of college, I attended a Franciscan school … Continue reading Yes, I did say cloth diapers.
7 Years Later – October 2007 and October 2014
7 years ago, my mom and I visited Josh and his family during a college visit trip in October 2007. This year, October 2014, my mom flew out to State College and we drove up to NY with Josh to celebrate our unborn child with a baby shower! I can hardly believe that was 7 … Continue reading 7 Years Later – October 2007 and October 2014
Guesses for our Little Pumpkin aka The Baby Dill Guessing Game!
The day is drawing near when we will finally meet our baby face to face - I can hardly believe it! At times pregnancy seems to fly by and at other times I feel that I've been pregnant forever. Times it feels that pregnancy has flown by: When I realize I still have not purchased/assembled … Continue reading Guesses for our Little Pumpkin aka The Baby Dill Guessing Game!
A quick visit and a quick note
We spent a quick but lovely weekend near Philly with Mike, Rachel and Sophia. This was the first time we got to meet our Goddaughter/niece and it was grand. Mike is serving as a FOCUS missionary at Temple University in Philly and they are getting settled in the area. Thanks be to God, they finally … Continue reading A quick visit and a quick note
The Big Move
It's unreal to me that some of my peers are buying homes. Or perhaps they choose to rent, but they are essentially settled in a city/town for the foreseeable future unless a major career move were to arise. Or they get called away on some unexpected adventure. This isn't a comparison game that I'm playing; … Continue reading The Big Move
a dillightful adventure 