Category: Birth

Ankyloglossia- Part 2

How did we diagnose the tongue tie?  And, what new information did I learn that has changed the way I now diagnose it and makes me feel like I’ve probably overlooked/missed many of these ties in the past?  The sad part is that the diagnosis is pretty simple!  I, and many of my colleagues (chiropractic [...]

Ankylo What?!

“Ankyloglossia”, sound familiar?  It didn’t to us either- I mean yes we’d heard about it in school- but, often, like with many other things, until you’ve personally dealt with them they don’t mean as much to you.  Ankyloglossia actually affected us daily, and we didn’t even realize it.  Let me share our story with you. [...]

Ellington’s Slideshow

Our family can’t put a price on these pictures, Lynsey’s work is a precious keepsake that we cherish!  I don’t know about you, but it always surprises me how much of a “zone” I get into when I go into labor.  I can remember looking back on Lynsey’s pictures of Harper’s birth and saying, “Wow, [...]

Ellington’s Grand Entrance- Part 2

If you missed it, read Part 1 of birth story here. At 8:35AM, Donnellyn informed me, “There is no cervix there, you are complete!”  My response:  “Oh thank you, Jesus!”  Then I turned to Donnellyn and said, “You better be right!”  She giggled and said, “The Lord wouldn’t let me be wrong, not on this one.”  [...]

Ellington’s Grand Entrance- Part 1

Those who know me well, knew I was very nervous and apprehensive going into Ellington’s labor and birth after all the work that was required of me to birth Harper a couple of years ago.  A few days before her birth, after nightly nesting sessions that left me with a spotless house in the morning but a [...]

Winners!!

Thanks for the overwhelming response to my baby guessing contest, I really appreciate YOUR participation!  We have had such a great babymoon so far; and, don’t fret, I am working on my version of Ellington’s birth story.  Daddy blogged his here, but I’m having a hard time putting words to my experience.  And, I will [...]

Guesses

Here we are, one day away from the guess date of when the calendar predicts baby Haggerton may arrive…  And, as usual, it’s any body’s guess!  Every night I go to bed wondering if I’ll wake up pregnant in the morning, and each morning I wake up ready to cross more stuff off the gigantic, [...]

Harper’s Birth Story… The Start…

Thank-you Mommypotamus for forcing me to finish up my two year old birth story of Harper’s arrival…  This birth forever changed my life and marriage, and God has walked me through so much because of it.  Therefore, maybe understanding that, you will understand why it took me so long to write it out and process through [...]

All Sorts of News…

There’s a lot of things happening I want YOU, my awesome readers, to be aware of.  Hopefully this post will help you take advantage of some really great deals and events.  I would love to see each of you out involved in all we have going on in the community.  Birth Center News: As you [...]

Choices & Comfort…

First of all, allow me to open this post by thanking you for being so patient with me.  I know I haven’t been around much.  Growing baby number two has definitely kept me in bed and in the bathroom a lot more than I would like.  But, hopefully I am soon to be over the [...]