it sucks laying in bed trying to sleep when i know one of my best friends is four hours away getting ready to have a baby. she is in pain and has nobody there to go through it with and it sucks because she was with me 100% through my labor. i will simply lay here in bed sending all my good thoughts to her that labor (when it decides to kick up a ( Read more... )

The stars lean down to kiss you ( Read more... )

jasper is currently asleep on the changing table, it's kinda his thing ( Read more... )

breast infections can bite me. SO glad i'm on antibiotics and not spending my nights awake with a fever and the chills anymore, that sucked. i am however going stir crazy in this house and would give anything for a long run in some cold rain. i guess i will have to settle for walking jasper around in the stroller in the heat. hey, whatever gets me ( Read more... )

highlight of my day: folding laundry while watching jasper in his swing, cooing, yelling, grunting and "talking." cutest baby ever ( Read more... )

aaaaand we're back to nursing. he went back to it like nothing happened. thank god, that could have been really complicated. bye-bye, pumping constantly ( Read more... )

i think one of the hardest parts about being a single mom is being alone 85% of the time ( Read more... )

it is way too hot. but today me and jasper got out of the house and walked to starbucks/whole foods before it got really warm. now he's sleepin his life away since he's barely slept in the past 24 hours. the quiet time is appreciated and adam young is the soundtrack to our afternoon.


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i am one lucky girl. i have an amazing family who helps me more than i deserve. i have a few great friends who keep me smiling or cheer me up when i'm doing my post baby depression thing. and i have a beautiful little boy who has given me six pounds of pure purpose for my life. raising a baby is really tough and sometimes i almost let it get the ( Read more... )

after a long long ten months and an even longer four days past my due date, jasper owen was born july 6th at 3:18am by c-section. he weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 18.5 inches tall. he is probably the most adorable thing you'll ever see. his cries sound like a kitten meowing. he is charming everyone he meets. we had to stay in the hospital for ( Read more... )