2015 was a pretty darn good year, overall; my best so far. About half of my pregnancy sucked, sure, and giving birth wasn’t all that great, but in the end I got a gorgeous little girl out of it. It’s been an adjustment, taking care of this tiny human, trying (struggling sometimes) to decipher her …
First Christmas
Our first Christmas with baby Ronyn on the outside was pretty eventful, nothing too crazy. We drove up to visit my husband’s family, and found out that bedsharing in a ‘full’ instead of our normal ‘queen’ bed kinda sucked. At one point, I woke up on my husband’s side of the bed, and baby Ronyn …
Dinosaur Photoshoot
My daughter finally fit in the diaper cover and hat that my friend sent as a gift, so I threw together a little photoshoot to celebrate being (almost) 3 months old. The theme, of course, was dinosaurs. She did great sitting for the photos, no crying at all (I call that a win). Check it …
Socializing Baby
OH MY GOSH SMILES. It really is the coolest thing ever to smile at your baby and for them to actually smile back. I still tear up sometimes when she does it. Not sure if it’s still the hormones, or if it really does just affect me like that so much. I also tear up …
The First Six Weeks
Some cool things: Cuddling with baby (I can’t think of anything that tops that) No more heartburn! Breastfeeding actually feels pretty cool once your nipples are broken in I can wear my wedding ring again! And most of my clothes I can drink alcohol again. Not that I actually do, but I have the option …
Week 39, Day 6: Birth
So it turns out that was the bloody show. The next morning, I woke up and finally felt the difference between labor contractions and braxton hicks. The contractions weren’t too painful at that point, and still irregular, so I tried to go about my day as usual. By mid afternoon, it was uncomfortable enough that …