Tag: Motherhood
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Postpartum Healing
I’ve wanted to take the time to sit down and write an entire blog post devoted to postpartum healing and recovery since I gave birth back in September. My body continues to amaze me every day with all that it has been through over the last 15 months and all it continues to do to help…
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End of Year Reflection 2018
And Just like that another year has come and gone. It seems like just the other day I was writing 2017’s reflection post on my previous blog, Novel Ideas. I’m pretty sure 2018 has been the biggest year of my life, full of so much growth and transformation. I haven’t blogged since Ellis was born,…
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Watching and Waiting – Weeks 37-39 Pregnancy Update
As I sit here in front of my laptop on this beautiful last day of August, I am blown away by the fact that tomorrow we enter into a brand new month, the month where my son will finally join our family outside of my womb space. September has always been a favorite month of…
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Weeks 33-36 Pregnancy Update
I’m still a bit behind on writing these pregnancy updates and honestly at this point I feel like all of the weeks are sort of blurring together. Being finished with work has taken some getting used to but I’m thankful for the time I’ve had to rest and start my nesting. Brendan and I got…
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Weeks 25-28 Pregnancy Update
Hello Third Trimester! I honestly can’t believe that I’ve already arrived to the final stretch of this pregnancy. At this stage in my pregnancy I feel like things have been flowing without much physical change, but there have been a few changes with life during the past few weeks. Travel Within the past 4 weeks…
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Weeks 21-24 Pregnancy Update
These past few weeks feel as if they have blurred and blended together. As I sit down to type this post I’m trying to think back and recall how I’ve been feeling and what milestones me and my little sunshine babe have met. Between finding out the gender of our baby, Brendan flying out of…
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Weeks 17-20 Pregnancy Update
Me and my little Sunshine Babe have officially reached the halfway point on our magical little journey together! 20 weeks has come a lot sooner than I thought it would and I still find myself in disbelief that this is my life right now and I am a mother-in-the-making. How I’m Feeling Physically This month…
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Searching For The Right Model of Prenatal Care
Written: 2/21/2018 First Impressions of Birth Growing up I enjoyed hearing stories about how my mom gave birth to me and my siblings. When I became a teenager I was intrigued to learn more about the birthing process, what it was like being in the hospital delivery room, how long it took, and my dad’s…
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Weeks 13-16 Pregnancy Update
Written: 3/21/2018 Time for another Pregnancy update! Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a whole lot to say when I write these monthly recaps, but I feel it’s important for me to share how I’m feeling and any changes I may be experiencing. First Ultrasound On March 5th I had my very first ultrasound.…
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Pregnancy Update Weeks 0-4
I’m a little late in sharing these pregnancy updates, but since Brendan and I decided to keep our pregnancy a secret until around 12 weeks I didn’t plan on sharing these right away. Regardless of the timing, I wanted to document how my first pregnancy is progressing and share it with you all.What an exciting…
Ashley Blair Smith 