It’s hard to believe I’m here sharing another birth story with you, one that is so different from my others, but aren’t they all? That’s the beauty of it – our babies write their own birth stories. Our third son, Dane Perry Stubbs, was born the morning of February 3, 2022, 11 days past his […]
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Why I choose to birth at home
I want to preface by saying that your birth should be YOUR choice. How you plan to birth, who you want be present, where you give birth – it all should be your ultimate decision and approval. But these decisions shouldn’t be made without doing research and understanding your birthing rights. It’s so important that […]
Tackling the 4-month sleep regression
How parents get their babies down to sleep can be a hot-button issue for many. One method may not work for everyone. So I preface this by saying this method is what worked for our family. I know there are other families out there who are looking for an answer to the same sleep struggle, […]
The benefits of hiring a birth doula
“A woman, as long as she lives, will remember how she was made to feel at her birth.” ~ Anna Verwaal I had no clue what or who a doula was when I became pregnant with my first son, but I knew I wanted to feel supported, educated, and encouraged in my birth. I think a lot […]
10 things we’ve learned in 10 years of marriage
If you’re new here, I met my husband when I was 14 and I married him shortly after my 21st birthday and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. We’ve been together through so many stages of life – our teenage years, college, navigating careers, living long distance across two states, a cross-country move, and […]
Navigating the fourth trimester
I never knew about the “fourth trimester” until I was living it with my first son Levi. It was like a lightbulb moment went off, “Ah, so it’s okay if this isn’t a cakewalk.” At the time, I had very few friends with babies, so I worked on building a circle of women in my […]