Taking Stock…

Making: adjustments to my go-go-go mindset now that Baby Aus is here…we are on his schedule. Eating: tons of brown rice – apparently it helps with breast milk production… Drinking: Water, water and more water.. Reading: Just got this book: ‘Lifesaving Lessons; Notes from an Accidental Mother’ byLinda Greenlaw. It is dry in some places […]

3 Weeks…and counting!

Tomorrow, at 0557, you shall be three weeks old. It has been a whirlwind – with me attempting to hold back so I don’t bust open a stitch…my inner panic at having you in the car seat when you are so little…trying to figure out why you are crying…and on it goes. But it’s been […]

Meeting Austin.

He arrived at 0557 on June 24, 2015. A bundle weighing 9lbs 10z. Dr. Jamie was right – he was a big baby. And what a set of lungs..! My birth story: I went in for an induction on Tuesday, June 23rd at 0530 and they gave me Cytotec orally to start me off. For […]

Off to the Races

And, our induction day is here. It’s early. I have not woken up this early since my high school days. I am still not a morning person. I am excited. Nervous. A bit scared. But I got an uplifting text from one of best friends here who is like a sister, She told me I […]