Krista Lauren

The last several headlines to my posts are about how far along I was in pregnancy… Which means I have not written anything since Baby was born! I have a lot to update you on.

We named our son Joseph and are calling him Joey. He is the biggest blessing in the world and I love him more than I could ever even express. It has been hard being a mom, but amazing.

I will write about my childbirth experience one day, but not anytime soon. I ended up hemorrhaging and had a horrible time a week after having Joey; the doctors said it was the worst postpartum bleeding they had ever seen. I am grateful and lucky to be alive. This is also a story for another day.

Joey was a difficult newborn, hence the lack of writing or anything else! If you do not know what a colicky baby is, you should be thankful. You should also Google it and send meals to friends anytime they tell you they have a colicky baby. They’re having a hard time.

Now that I have caught you up two months, I’m ready to start sharing more about being a mom. It’s exhausting, but incredible. I never was someone who said, “I can’t wait to be a mom!” but now that I am one, I couldn’t imagine my life being any other way.

I do not sleep well. I am pumping, which means I’m waking up every three hours to do that for twenty minutes. I am going to do a full post about pumping because although it is hard, I feel like I’ve learned a lot. I haven’t had much “me time” since having Joey, and I do consider taking a shower a break. I always thought this was kind of silly before having a baby, but now I see just how busy and on your toes you are all day. A shower is a gift.

I can’t wait to write more about what life has been like and some things I’m finding that make this life a little bit easier. In the meantime, I wanted to just pop in and say that I am finding my footing and I am really, really joyful for our little bundle. God knew what He was doing when He gave us Joey.