It all started on Feb. 6, 2014 At this point I was soooo ready to have this baby. I was so uncomfortable in my pregnancy. My feet weren't swollen, I wasn't super tired all the time and thank the Lord I didn't have any health concerns... I did, however, have loads of shooting back pain,… Continue reading The day we met our baby: Our homebirth story
8 weeks and I can’t stop staring
Truly wants to know if she is a jolly rancher....and I want to know if I am still dreaming... We are in love... Truly and I... We hang out all the time.... we eat together.... we sleep together.... we watch Marriage Boot Camp while we eat together... She's even sleeping on my lap as I type this... We… Continue reading 8 weeks and I can’t stop staring
What is our work?
To do the work... to do our work means to ask ourselves the deeper questions.Byron Katie talks about our work here.Oprah refers to our work on her shows....To do our work is to recognize that our relationships are assignments and our external condition is a reflection of our internal condition.Our present moment has been created… Continue reading What is our work?
How my spiritual practice has changed since having a baby…
Caring for Truly IS my spiritual practice...Every moment I spend with her, I find myself living that moment... She is laying next to me now, tossing and turning because she just slept for 2 1/2 hours... During that time, Theo and I were at his soccer class, and then we ate lunch. He climbed out… Continue reading How my spiritual practice has changed since having a baby…
Happy 3rd Week, Ms. Truly Grace
I will hurry up and write this blog post before our baby turns 1...month...old...And yet... I must keep pausing as I type because we are nursing... me, Truly and my laptop sit parallel as I reminisce over the past few weeks and rub her furry head of hair....Breastfeeding...sleepless nights.... Dr. Suess Days at school.... all… Continue reading Happy 3rd Week, Ms. Truly Grace
The baby I was sure would never come…
Truly Grace Margaret Watson...Born Friday, February 7, 2014 at 2:38am...At her home....with her Mom and Dad as both vessel and deliverers...I certainly, however, do not feel like I delivered her...I strongly believe, rather, that I genuinely (and physically) received her...Her dark hair and features like her big brother, made me immediately think she was a boy...I was… Continue reading The baby I was sure would never come…
Make gnoccis at 40 weeks pregnant
Last time I made gnocci from scratch whilst pregnant, I was in labor with Charlie...Couldn't hurt, and so tasty!!Recipe: Equal parts flour and ricotta cheese... soooo much easier than making it with potatoes, which I did almost 7 years....having contractions with Charlie...If you told me I would reach 40 weeks pregnant, I wouldn't have believed… Continue reading Make gnoccis at 40 weeks pregnant
Stages of pre-labor
Let it be + the baby will come
While this has been a piece of direction that I've held for most areas of my life until now... It applies greatly to a woman who is waiting to give birth to her baby.... and her new experience... In Life We must have faith in our outcome... we must have belief.... we must be certain of our outcome... We… Continue reading Let it be + the baby will come
Remember to pray for peace + almost 39 weeks
When you are two days shy of 39 weeks pregnant.... you pray for peace...I felt a lot of emotion today and was reminded the basics by a loved one...Pray for peace...If you believe in a higher power, as I do, you remember that He is in control.I felt in a place of questioning my thoughts… Continue reading Remember to pray for peace + almost 39 weeks
Diagnosis during pregnancy 