by Joanna | Sep 8, 2020 | Life, Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy
I lost my mucous plug with some bloody show around 5am Monday morning, at 39 weeks. This always signifies the beginning of labor for me, and generally means the baby will be born almost exactly 24 hours later. I tend to have a slow start for the first 20ish hours,...
by Joanna | May 5, 2017 | Pregnancy
I’ve always known I wanted to do home births. I was surrounded by them with my mom, extended family, and friends in our homeschool group, so the idea was as natural as breath itself. In 2015, I gave birth to my first daughter at home. The birth itself went quite well,...
by Joanna | Jul 19, 2016 | Encouragement, Life, Motherhood, Pain, Parenting, Pregnancy
Life is a day by day process. Never have these words been more true for me than during pregnancy. As my body changes and modifies itself to become the home of a growing baby, I experience a very different life than when I am not pregnant. If this pregnancy follows a...
