• Let’s talk about the postpartum

    I can't remember when I found out that the postpartum period was a thing. For those of you that haven't spent the last many months researching things related to pregnancy and baby, the postpartum

  • Family Visits from Across the Seas

    We were fortunate enough that our families were willing and able to travel across the Atlantic to come see us after Storm was born. My mom, whom I had wanted to be here for the birth, arrived with

  • He’s One Month Old!

    [easy-image-collage id=2231] I absolutely cannot believe how a whole month has passed already. Actually, at the time I'm writing this, we're closer to six weeks, but I'll try to accurately

  • Leaving the hospital

    After Storm was born, we spent almost two days in the hospital. I was given a clean bill of health (as much as you can get when you've just birthed a baby - but that leads into a discussion of the

  • Storm’s Birth

    At 39+5, my water broke at 3.30pm just as I woke up from a nice afternoon nap. Although I had been waiting for signs of labor, my initial reaction was confusion. What are we supposed to do now? During

  • We made him from scratch!

    Our son is here! We've named him Storm. He made his arrival two days before he was due, and came through labor like a champion. He weighed just over 3.5 kilos and measured 51 centimeters. And