These last, I don’t know, eleven months have been a whirlwind. When I last left all of you, we were trying to decide the age-old question of are we done? Well, the answer we decided on is a whole lot different than the announcement photo you just saw. I don’t even know where to start, […]
Are we done? McConnon party of three?
Second hardest decision when it comes to children, are we done? Is our family complete? A post to help me walk through my emotions in the next steps of our family.
One last unexpected ride on the roller coaster that was 2020
A goal I had for 2021 was to start writing more, not about the only negative, emotionally tolling things. However, 2020 had one more emotional roller coaster to take me on before the calendar turned over. I have been writing small blips of emotions over the past few weeks; because of that, the writing tense […]
Nine months in, nine months off?
It takes nine months to grow a baby, but does that mean it should only take nine months to shred all the baby weight? Here I am at nine months postpartum and I have some feelings and opinions on the matter.
The dreaded sisterhood of being 1 in 4.
As women, we are genetically made to want to belong. Typically we are more social than men. We have a longing to be part of something; a group, a community, a sisterhood, some may say. Today, however, many of us are realizing we are part of an even larger community than we could have ever […]
“Cherish every single moment.”
Everyone always says you will change when you become a mother. They then proceed to list all the things that will change; your sleep schedule, your body, your love for your spouse, your free time, so on and so forth.
It’s been five months since Maize was born, and from the minute I laid my eyes on that little girl, I knew I was different, but today, today solidified it.
Not what I had imagined – Postpartum; the first eight weeks
Today marks day forty-one of #stayhomestaysafe. Yes, four-one days, I have been what feels like trapped in my home. To say I’m losing it is an understatement. The amount of emotions I have are real, raw, and shitty, so naturally, I wrote them all down. My most recent post, most people during this crazy time can relate too.
The birth of our daughter, Maize Ann McConnon
The happy ending to our journey with infertility; The birth of our daughter.
2019; End of year catch-up
Greetings friends, from the land of the bed-couch. Yes, that’s right; it is that time of year again where we drag our spare-bedroom mattress into the living room, place it between both couches, in front of the Christmas tree, and basically live on it for the next few weeks. Does that make us slobs? Yes. […]