motherhood

Welcome to the page of all things motherhood!

To read about my struggles with infertility and miscarriage:

Saying goodbye to our first baby

This is what it’s really like (on miscarriage)

Waiting & learning

On improving my attitude after the first round of fertility treatment failed

On becoming pregnant via IUI

How infertility changed me

To read my pregnancy updates with Meredith:

14 weeks / 18 weeks / 22 weeks / 26 weeks / 32 weeks / 36 weeks

Pregnancy to-do list

On having a girl

About her name

Maternity musts

Meredith’s birth story:

part one / part two / part three

Monthly posts about Meredith during her first year (& a little beyond):

0 months / 1 month / 2 months / 3 months / 4 months / 5 months / 6 months

7 months / 8 months / 9 months / 10 months / 11 months / 12 months

13 months / 15 months / 18 months / 2 years / 3 years

To read my pregnancy updates with Liam:

Second pregnancy anxiety and overwhelm

16 weeks / 20 weeks / 24 weeks / 30 weeks / 36 weeks

On having a boy

Liam’s birth story:

part one / part two

Monthly posts about Liam during his first year:

0 months / 1 month / 2 months / 3 months / 4 months / 5 months / 6 months

7 months / 8 months

Liam’s hospital stay with RSV at 2 months old

Breastfeeding:

How I conquered mastitis

A breastfeeding story: tandem nursing a toddler and a newborn, and how I weaned Meredith at 31 months

Baby stuff we loved:

0-3 months

3-6 months

Other topics:

Postpartum thoughts – the first two weeks

Meredith’s nursery

A first birthday scrapbook

Christmas with kids

Liam’s birth announcements

How we potty trained

 Want more?

Browse the motherhood archive, check out the working mama files (an interview series), or read the hilarious conversations with Meredith!