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• Neola Bethany: 2 Months

  Neola was 2 months old yesterday, July 12. Today would’ve been my mom’s 68th birthday. She has been gone for 5 years. How she would’ve loved to cuddle this sweet little babadoo! Size Neola is now 12 lbs 8 oz (78%), 23 inches long (74%), with a head circumference of 15.5 inches (85%). She just […]

• Pregnancy #4: 6 Weeks Postpartum

  Neola is 6 weeks old today, which means I am 6 weeks postpartum. I’ve posted about my postpartum journeys with each of my other three pregnancies, so no reason to stop now! Physical Recovery I didn’t have any tearing or stitches, so no issues there, though I do notice that my tailbone still hurts if […]

• Neola Bethany: 1 Month

  Neola is one month old! She was 4 weeks last Wednesday, June 9, and one month on June 12. Size Neola just had her well-child check today and she now weighs 10 lbs 11 oz (83%)! She is 21.25 inches long (50%) and her head circumference is 14.75 inches (75%). She outgrew her newborn sleepers […]

• Neola Bethany: 1 Week

  Neola was one week old on May 19, our 14-year wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, her first week of life outside the womb was a blur of doctor appointments. We got discharged from the hospital the day after she was born, around 5 PM. Since I was Group B Strep positive, they wanted us to go see […]

• Neola’s Birth Story

  Neola Bethany was born on May 12, five days before her due date of May 17. She was 8 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long, with a full head of hair like Annabelle and Corbin. This time around, I decided to do an elective induction. Corbin was 8 lbs 15 oz at 39.5 weeks, […]