08/23/2022
GROWING with Birdy🌸
She’s truly this adorable gift. And each day comes with waves of emotions, differing energy levels, sweet baby cuddles, kisses, and trying to asses what she needs.
All the while giving myself time to heal, recover, and enjoy this new season as a couple now family! It’s wild. Wonderful. Tough.
Pic 4 is when we left the nicu Birdy had swallowed merconium in the womb and did amazing all throughout a 15 hour labor with Nathan and I our midwife at the birth center. She,we did it ! Praising Jesus she was able to get the lung help she needed and we left 5 days later but that start was really tough. So tough to see you baby hooked up and unable to breast feed her those first 24 hours- I pumped, Nathan cared cheered me on. We be prayed for our baby - not knowing how long she would need to be there craving for her to be home- and yet we just did it. Two hours after giving birth and transferring to the hospital we walked across the parking lot- I didn’t even think about it- we just did what we needed to do. And I know that’s every parent oht there- doing exactly what’s needed no matter if their body, brain, or energy is up for it.
I marvel. The last 5.5 weeks have been incriedble and so tough haha ! Becoming a parent, giving birth, breast feeding, adjusting to it all- it’s so challenging. But - we do rejoice. We give thanks for a perfectly healthy Birdy! And the goodness, grace, and encouragement God, family, and friends have poured out onto us.! This is just a snippet and it feels vulnerable to share but wanted to as always- to encourage someone else and to be real🌸🌱! Love y’all.!
