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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The first item I bought for this baby was a pair of gray velcro sneakers. The tag read 3-6 months and they had been discarded near the checkout at a discount store. They were a mere $5.99 so it didn’t take much to convince me.
When making this first baby purchase, I didn’t browse multiple aisles. I didn’t look at all the tiny onesies, pondering which was the best look for our little guy. I saw some shoes discarded by someone at checkout and I bought them.
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