Raising Blessings

I’m sure there were many, many babies born in Utah before our’s in 2012 but our baby could very well have been the first home birth baby of the year. Joshua James Lee was born on January 1st, 2012 at 1:18 pm weighing 6 lbs 14 oz and measured 19 inches long. Isn’t he such [...]

I am feeling great and baby is doing great. My iron levels, blood pressure and everything else is excellent. I feel so blessed. I’m not feeling tired of pregnancy yet, although I’m sure I will get to that point. I look and feel really high, which could explain the very frequent heart burn. The baby [...]

On Tuesday morning (my due date) my midwife came over for a prenatal visit. My midwife said that the baby was in a perfect position for delivery which was reassuring. At 6:30 that evening I noticed that I had 3 contractions 15 minutes apart and wondered if it may be the real thing. Sariah wanted [...]

I have made it to 40 weeks! My other two were 40 week babies and I am hoping the same for baby #3 (hoping it’s not 41 weeks). I’ll just keep telling myself over and over again that I just need to be patient and I will be holding my baby in my arms soon. [...]

On Monday Sariah and JJ became sick so I sanitized all the door handles, phone, and computer. I also cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, however Rebekah and I became sick last night. I will spare you the details and just say it was awful! It seems like it was a 24 hour bug for them [...]

This is my mothers day picture, it was taken a week late but at least I got one! I look huge but that’s ok   The discomforts of pregnancy and craziness of toddlers and preschoolers is a small price to pay to be a mother of precious little girls. JJ and I happily give up [...]

I am now preparing for the daily “have you had the baby yet?” and “How much longer until your due date?”. Sariah and Rebekah were both born during the 40th week so I’m not expecting anything to happen before then – I wouldn’t mind of course! I was thinking this morning how at 9:00 pm on March [...]

My baby is now full term and all-though I would rather the baby wait until at least 2 more weeks to be born I feel ready to not be pregnant anymore. On Saturday I had a midwife appointment. I was concerned that I had actually lost weight since my previous appointment but the midwife said [...]