You won't remember but I'll never forget when I greeted you with a thousand hellos and held you to my chest grateful, relieved. You won't remember but I'll never forget drawing you in close in the darkest hours of each day. Rocking you. Streams of exhaustion gratitude doubt anxiety Unfathomable love pouring down my face … Continue reading You Won’t Remember
Category: Parenthood
I thought…
I thought that I'd have an all-natural, no intervention birth and then I didn't. And it was still beautiful. I thought we'd never get the hang of breastfeeding, but after weeks of pumping, exhaustion, tears, lactation consultations, nipple shields, nipple butter and some growth....we made it through and I'm still breastfeeding at 12 1/2 months. I … Continue reading I thought…
(almost) one year later.
Last night Josh, JP and I went to the Lantern Tours at Penn State. Last year they hosted them on Halloween, so that little outing ended up being the last time Josh and I went out on the town without a little one in tow. As we walked around last night, it was fun to think … Continue reading (almost) one year later.
Cloth Life.
When I began dabbling into the cloth world, I couldn't believe all the little details that come along with cloth diapers: the various methods of washing, what to do with poop, and how to fold a prefold (and a million other questions). If you're starting your cloth research, you'll find alot of cloth moms out … Continue reading Cloth Life.
4 Weeks.
Today I am 4 weeks old! To my Mother's delight, I can now breastfeed exclusively in the cradle hold! Big victory. I stopped needing the shield a few days ago, and now I want to eat all the time! I met my Grammy, Heidi, and she spoiled me and the parents for 10 days. I'm … Continue reading 4 Weeks.
A Grateful Father
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
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.
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.
a dillightful adventure 