Pregnancy

The last post ended with Saturday evening, September 10th, wondering if tonight was the night. (It wasn't, but it was close.) The hard contractions fizzled out by evening, so we went to bed and hoped he would come soon. Sunday morning I had one hard...

22 September, 2016 /

Crusoe was due to join our family around September 6th. We've had babies as early as 9 days before their due date and as late as on their due date. But when my friends Bryanne and Alisha went a week over with their 4ths, I...

21 September, 2016 /

You likely already know this by now, buuut we've got Baby Steele #4 growing away! We knew we'd like one more for our family, but we couldn't decide when. So we didn't. We just told the Lord of our desire and asked Him to lead...

01 May, 2016 /

Have you heard of a blessingway? It's a Native American tradition, I believe, of showering a near-birth woman with love and blessings. And apparently treats. Or at least, our American version included that. Last Saturday, some of my dearest friends surprised me with my first...

08 February, 2015 /

This is a 36-week belly. And today we're already 37 weeks! Baby has definitely dropped. (I'm nearing the point where I'm certain if he/she drops any lower, they'll just fall out, but Midwife Shannon assures me there's a much longer process to the whole thing.)...

28 January, 2015 /

So there's this condition called nesting, and I've got it. The baby's dresser is fully organized (as is the entire room!); pictures have been placed around the main floor (okay, so that's something that should have been done a long time ago, but apparently I just...

22 January, 2015 /

1. My hip pain continued to increase until I was at a breaking point two weekends ago. The most severe pain is while sleeping, which is also when your mind is most susceptible to discouraging thoughts. Really hard to fight back when you're barely awake. Up...

13 January, 2015 /

                        The difference between these two bellies is about ten weeks. And a seasonal wardrobe change. Brr is it chilly these days! The similarity is gifted clothing (thank you, neighbors!). And bent fingers since my nail biting problem has only gotten worse with every book I've...

09 December, 2014 /

The first weekend in October, we found ourselves in Michigan with a date night on our hands (wahooooo!). We made our way to Grand Rapids where the entire downtown was covered in art--real, creative, layperson-understood art. It was incredible! I'll briefly highlight a very select...

01 November, 2014 /
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