Girl’s Life

Here I sit with “the Loaf” on my belly as I type this post. I mention Sophia in the first line because, well, everything in my life is her right now, so it seemed appropriate.
Topic of discussion for today: The awaking of the newborn. A very interesting stage when, as a new parent, you […]

I haven’t posted in a while because of an overwhelming number of “firsts” I experienced this past week. Unfortunately last Wednesday, as I was healing from childbirth only a week earlier, I experience some major bleeding and had to be rushed back to the hospital - this time by ambulance (one major first) to the […]

Right now everything is baby in our house. The concept of time or date seems irrelevant. What matters is whether or not it fits in with Sophia’s master plan.
For example:
That cookie looks really good. (Later will Sophia like those chocolate chips that mommy ate when she goes to nurse?)
I need to shower. (Will Sophia […]

We are home! And this is my (Amy’s) first post since pre-life with Sophie. I am so thankful to my husband who faithfully kept everyone informed of the happenings during and post labor on the blog. Not only that, even when the poor guy could hardly keep his eyes open, he ran ran off to […]

We just came back from the Mommy / Baby Camp class and got yet another round of good information. The great thing about the way they work here at the hospital is that they assume you’re not going to absorb anything they’re saying to you (which we didn’t), so they say it again and […]

So we’re having a great morning! Amy and I woke up at about 6:00 and enjoyed some moments to ourselves and then began the morning poking and prodding. Nurse after nurse would come in and help us with pretty much every facet of life after childbirth.
Then came the best part of the day […]

She’s here. Amy’s exhausted. 9 pound 5 ounces.
That’s my girl!

Amy was pushing. And then the doctor came in and said she was going to do a c-section for another woman, so Amy should stop. So she’s not pushing.
But she WANTS to.