Birth

Hospital Bag Reflections

September 23, 2012
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   Now that our hospital stay has come and gone, were we prepared? Absolutely!! I felt I packed just the right amount of things. There were just a few things we wish we had brought – nothing we wish we had left at home! See everything we packed in this post. Glad We Brought Tablet [...]

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On Having A Doula

September 19, 2012
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A post from Matt on having a doula: Here’s one of the other benefits to being on the other side of pregnancy: we finally have something to talk about! No longer do I get asked “Are you excited” as a means of starting a conversation – there’s the entire exciting birth to share with others. [...]

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Postpartum

September 17, 2012
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The final episode in my bump series!! Bump is gone. And a little lump is in its place in the big wide world! These photos were taken when Maze was 4 days old. I’ve been shocked at how fast my body has gone back to normal. Within minutes of giving birth, my stomach was a [...]

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Mazen’s Birth Story

September 14, 2012
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It all began on a rainy Thursday morning when I opened my eyes and felt an electric “pop” inside of me. Followed by a second one. Since I was on high alert for signs of labor, I figured I should make a beeline to the toilet ….just in case. The moment I sat down, I [...]

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A Little Zen

September 14, 2012
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Another post by the new father, Matt: I have to hand it to all the mothers out there – I can’t believe what you have to go through to deliver a baby. The worst pain I’ve ever felt was after I had back surgery in 2004. For those who don’t know, I had a spinal [...]

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Mazen Duke Younger-Monson

September 12, 2012
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Many of you asked how we chose Mazen’s name. Here’s the story! In October of last year, we went on a hike and out to lunch with my parents. I obviously wasn’t pregnant yet, but my mom knew we were trying and brought up baby names. On our drive home, we must have gone through [...]

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Waiting for The Day

September 10, 2012
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We just had a big BERFday in our house!! I hope to write my birth story (I can’t wait to put it in writing!), how breastfeeding is going, what happened to my body and more – all coming in time. For now, here is the first of several posts that Matt has journaled about his [...]

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