What does it take to be the perfect parent to a new baby? I have no idea! I'm a brand new mom and most of my friends are still si..
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Something's Gotta Give: A Birth Story
Published on 2012-02-01 19:56:00
If my birth story were a movie, I feel like this name would be most appropriate-- Something's Gotta Give. But apparently, nothing would give. What-So-Ever. Not with Niall and not with Brendan. I was convinced that Niall's disaster of a birth story was a fluke, considering I was induced and nothing happened. I figured that my body just wasn't ready and you can't force a baby to come out if he's not ready. So I chalked it up to the intervention of the OBs, not me. N
Baby Brendan Is Here!
Published on 2012-01-27 19:06:00
Elated, exhausted, delirious, melting with joy and disappointed all at the same time... Baby Brendan is here- happy and healthy and cute as can be, but he came into this world by the dreaded c-section. I'll give the full birth story next week, when I have a chance to sit down and do it right (after some much needed rest). We're all safe and healthy, so I know that's all that matters. It's just that it's going to be a long, rough recovery- especially when Niall wants me to pick him
The Home Stretch
Published on 2012-01-16 14:22:00
Well, this is it. Game time. 4 days to go until my due date and I'm completely in the zone. I'm trying to visualize every detail and hoping that my undeterred focus will help Brendan to get his little cute butt moving. I don't want a repeat of what happened with Niall. For those of you who don't know, I planned a natural, drug-free birth for Niall, but was forced to be induced when he was 6 days past due. I lasted 24 hours with cytotec-induced contractions but soon fou
