“I have come to believe that by and large the human family all has the same secrets, which are both very telling and very important to tell. They are telling in the sense that they tell what is perhaps the central paradox of our condition—that what we hunger for perhaps more than anything else is…
Category: Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week 17/18: Fitness
This pregnancy has definitely had its ups and downs with fitness since the onset. I came into the pregnancy is relatively good shape. In fact, I would say that at certain points over the last three years, my postpartum fitness was actually better than before I had been pregnant with Atlas. About a year postpartum,…
Postpartum 11 Months: Feeding Baby
Being a health and wellness worker, many people have asked me how and what I feed Atlas, how long will I nurse, if I make his food, and various other related questions. So today I’m going to do a throwback to my pregnancy and postpartum posts and discuss that part of our journey. As with…
Postpartum 1 month: Things I Learned in my Third Trimester
I’m well past my third trimester, but not far enough to forget the lessons of that final push (pun intended) towards motherhood. And since I shared in previous posts about the first and second trimesters, it seems prudent to finish what I started and elaborate on some of the hallmarks of the final stage of pregnancy….
Pregnancy Week 41: Atlas’ Birth Story
If you’re here for the food, you may want to skip this post. However, I’ve got a delicious salad recipe on deck for my next share! Check my Instagram for a preview 😉 Atlas just passed the one month mark! The fact that I can get my head above water long enough to craft this post…
Pregnancy Week 40: What to Do While You Wait
The countdown is on but what am I supposed to do when I’m creeping up on the due date (or past it) and I have no more work, I can’t leave for the weekend, and I’m marginally or extremely uncomfortable in my huge pregnant body? Here are some ideas! Coloring Books They’re all the rage…
Pregnancy Week 39: Nursery is Ready
There’s been a huge lag in my pregnancy posts because… SURPRISE! I’m not pregnant anymore! Atlas Jacob Ledford was born at 5:56 am on his mommy’s birthday July 17. I’ll definitely share the details in an upcoming “birth story” post, but for now I really want to play “show and tell” with Atlas’ Nursery! My…
Pregnancy Week 38: Hospital Bag!
As I get closer and closer to my “guess date”, I’ve become increasingly aware of the location of my hospital bag. This bag was dutifully packed many weeks ago thanks to the prodding of my mom who felt strongly that I should be prepared in case baby boy decided to show up (5 weeks) early. (Love…
Pregnancy Week 37: The Final Weeks
Here’s a few updates about how the pregnancy is going! Fitness The past 6 weeks have been filled with lots of packing, moving, and projects. My yoga practice kind of fell back to 2-3x a week and I’ve swapped weight lifting for a homeowner’s life of cleaning, organizing, stacking boxes, and yard work. I’ve also…
Pregnancy Week 36: Body Image
Pregnancy and Body Image. I’ve had this topic in my blog queue since my first trimester. It’s a huge topic for women in general. For pregnancy, its a potentially endless conversation. Keeping that in mind, I decided to leave it on the shelf until the end of my pregnancy so I could move through ALL…
The Clean Plate 