It’s been two years.
Two whole years ago, I went into labor in the middle of the night, two weeks before my scheduled date.
Two whole years ago, I went into a hospital and brought a little boy into the world in a more traumatic way than I’d hoped.
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Dear Maxwell,
In one week you’ll be 6 months old. This feels important and big. That’s a half-birthday. Some people — with more energy than me — even celebrate those. Should we get you a cake? You haven’t eaten grown up food yet, but I know you’re going to love cake. I can’t wait to show it to you.
It seems there might be “something in the water” with all the babies that are expected in my world. As I prepared for our little one, I found myself sharing links back and forth with other new mamas, so I decided to compile a list of things I loved/needed during pregnancy and right after. These are just a few things that were suggested to me or I’ve searched high and low for to make pregnancy and postpartum go a little more smoothly. Some are affiliate links. Some are not. All are things that I’ve used and personally recommend.
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Your mess is your message.
I heard this on a podcast and quickly wrote it in the notes on my phone. I’ve often felt like I’m unqualified to lead this tribe of inspired folks because I don’t have enough of life figured out.
My coach told me a story of a girl traveling with her mentor to lead a seminar. On the plane, the mentor is reading the book that they’re headed to speak on. She asked him how many times he’d read the book and he said this was his first time. Shocked, she asked how they’d be able to present on it if he hadn’t even read the full book yet. He said, “You only have to be one chapter ahead.”
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