News — postpartum

Well… here it is. I’ve tried to start writing this blog about 365 times, give or take. Every single day I think about Evelyn’s birth and the events leading up to it. I think about all the false labor, the random pains (e.g. “lightning crotch” - enough said), how miserable I was that last week of pregnancy. Now that I’m on the other side of her first year earthside, all I want to remember is this: I. DID. IT. I set my mind to something and I did it. Not because I wanted to say I did it, but because...

The birth of my daughter really brought forth this incredible emotional strength and empowerment that I never experienced with my son. I feel so blessed I was able to have her MY way, and the way MY body intended. That day was so amazing... I'm still working on a blog post for that... Photo by Brittany Brooks Photographyat the San Antonio Birth Center Right after I had Evelyn, I thought back to my experience and had an urging to want to share that positive energy with others. I stumbled across an article on Unakite (the "childbearing" gemstone), and I fell into...