Before I begin, I just have one thing that I need to say: both of my kids are napping. AT THE SAME TIME. Miracles do exist. haha SO. Last night I wanted to set the stage and provide a bit of context for why I was a little surprised that I actually went into labor on my own. Looking back, I guess I could say that my early labor began with the cramping at 4:30am, but I don’t think anything really started happening until 7:30 or so. By 8:30am I was really starting to consider that this could be the real deal. I started texting Peeah (my older sister) and…

Well, if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you’ll already know that the Hubster and I had some very happy news this week. Our beautiful boy finally arrived on Thursday morning and we couldn’t be happier. Even though I was three days overdue, his arrival was a little unexpected and happened in a whirlwind. In thirteen short minutes our lives changed completely… but let’s take a step back, shall we? On Wednesday I was two days past my due date and had a check-in with my midwife. Aside from some sporadic cramping, I still wasn’t really feeling anything that made me feel like labor was happening anytime soon. We…