Category Archives: Friends

Month Four, 2 weeks in

Life has gotten SO MUCH BETTER over here. I’m not holding my breath though because one thing mamahood has taught me is that everything changes on a dime with kids. But maybe, just maybe, the last post was the “rock … Continue reading

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Month Four– The Season of Change

Month Four I do believe we moved from crisis mode to finding our own sweet little rhythm … and then back to crisis mode. Even though it’s still a ton of work I don’t think it’s anything like those first … Continue reading

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Month Three — It’s All About Sleep, Baby

Month Three Has it been three months already? Wow. Technically it’s been 13 weeks but apparently now we start using weeks instead of months to indicate our baby girls’ age. So, February 7th, they were 3 months. Amazing. The girls … Continue reading

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Month Two — Lessons in the proverbial “They”

“They” told me a lot before my babies came and even once they were here. They said that it would get easier after 4 weeks, that the babies would have growth spurts at 4 weeks, 6 weeks and 8 weeks. … Continue reading

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The Birth

   

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Month One

My Miracle Babies It’s hard to believe that today (I wrote this Monday, December 5th) marks 4 weeks from when I went into labor. The day at the Kennedy school and that night when my waters broke…I remember it like … Continue reading

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The Beginning

Well, little did I know I was in early labor when I sent my last post. I knew my plug was gone and that I was having contractions but still thought they were just Braxton Hicks. Such is a first-time … Continue reading

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An exciting day today!

Indeed an exciting day…I lost my mucus plug! And then promptly threw up. 🙂 The Set Up Pema is moving to SF. We have a history of 20+ years of tandem events in our lives. This time it’s of dreams … Continue reading

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35.5 Week Update

Weekly Update I go to my OB weekly now. Seems strange given how much harder it is for me to be mobile and how she;  my midwife suggest I don’t go anywhere else. But, it also makes good sense as … Continue reading

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Nearing the Finish Line

I feel a bit embarrassed about how long my last post was. I think this one will be much shorter… we shall see. I keep reminding myself that this is my place to process, journal and share and those who … Continue reading

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