pregnancy – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 I’m about to have a third c-section. Yikes. /post/2019/04/03/third-c-section/ /post/2019/04/03/third-c-section/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2019 04:10:08 +0000 /?p=8241 I had my 39 week appointment with my OB this week, and the entire thing took about 5 minutes. I mean, that’s great because it means both baby and I are looking healthy, but it seems surreal because my experiences … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/04/03/third-c-section/feed/ 1 I’m upgrading my breastfeeding/nursing game! /post/2019/03/25/pink-blush-maternity-clothing/ /post/2019/03/25/pink-blush-maternity-clothing/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:09:04 +0000 /?p=8229 I’ve recently blogged about how this pregnancy has been different than my other pregnancies, and how I’ve been treating it a bit differently, too. (Even with two other kids at home, this pregnancy has managed to be all-consuming of my … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/03/25/pink-blush-maternity-clothing/feed/ 0 37+ weeks pregnant /post/2019/03/21/37-weeks-pregnant/ /post/2019/03/21/37-weeks-pregnant/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:30:59 +0000 /?p=8212 The final countdown to baby is on. I made the girls a paper chain when there was a month left and they take a link off every morning as soon as they wake up. Then they cheerfully exclaim/question “ONLY __ … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/03/21/37-weeks-pregnant/feed/ 0 Pregnancy is different this third time. /post/2019/03/15/pregnancy-third-time-around/ /post/2019/03/15/pregnancy-third-time-around/#respond Sat, 16 Mar 2019 04:53:48 +0000 /?p=8187 Preparing to add a third kid to our family feels so different than preparing to add a first or second. I mean, when I was this pregnant (36+ weeks) with Clara, I was thinking I could go into labor at … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/03/15/pregnancy-third-time-around/feed/ 0 This time around I’m renting maternity clothes (and am loving it)! /post/2019/02/28/maternity-clothes-le-tote/ /post/2019/02/28/maternity-clothes-le-tote/#respond Thu, 28 Feb 2019 12:12:12 +0000 /?p=8163 One of the things I’m doing differently this pregnancy, compared to my other two, is renting maternity clothes. Let me back up. During my first pregnancy, I mainly wore non-maternity clothes, with a very few exceptions. This worked because we … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/02/28/maternity-clothes-le-tote/feed/ 0 Thoughts on the Second Trimester (the third time around) /post/2019/02/20/second-trimester-4/ /post/2019/02/20/second-trimester-4/#respond Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:12:16 +0000 /?p=8137 I’m well into the third trimester of this pregnancy and I simultaneously cannot believe it because it seems so quick, but also it feels like I’ve been pregnant forever. We’re going to meet this baby in about 2 months, and I’m once … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/02/20/second-trimester-4/feed/ 0 First Trimester Thoughts /post/2018/12/05/first-trimester-pregnancy-thoughts/ /post/2018/12/05/first-trimester-pregnancy-thoughts/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2018 01:40:05 +0000 /?p=8050 I don’t think I ever told this blog that we’re expecting a baby, did I? (Third child problems, I guess.) Anyways, I’m sure you saw it on social media a few weeks ago, but we’re expecting a baby – yay! … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/12/05/first-trimester-pregnancy-thoughts/feed/ 9 A fond (terrifying) look back: Finding out I was pregnant – both times. /post/2016/12/04/pregnancy-test/ /post/2016/12/04/pregnancy-test/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:41:16 +0000 /?p=7077 My newborn is now seven months old. I am in a healthy amount of denial that time is passing, but now that Isabelle is crawling around our house and getting into every single thing, it’s definitely becoming apparent that my … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/12/04/pregnancy-test/feed/ 4 SHE is here! /post/2016/05/02/isabelle-rose/ /post/2016/05/02/isabelle-rose/#comments Mon, 02 May 2016 18:15:07 +0000 /?p=6594 Introducing Isabelle Rose! Quick Stats: 4/30 = date of birth (ironically, the day I scheduled a post about still being pregnant) 41 weeks and 5 days = time it took her to finish ‘cooking’ 36 hours = length of labor … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/05/02/isabelle-rose/feed/ 25 Why I’m Still Pregnant /post/2016/04/30/still-pregnant/ /post/2016/04/30/still-pregnant/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:29:22 +0000 /?p=6591 Going over 41.5 weeks pregnant is not for the weak of spirit, let me tell you. Not only am I physically uncomfortable (oh hey, contractions every 10 minutes for days and days and days) but I’m getting mentally tired, too. … Continue reading →

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