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Affording Our Baby.

You may be thinking to yourself, “Doesn’t Ashley work at a Catholic school? And isn’t her husband working on his PhD? Then how the heck can they afford to have a baby??”

And you would be right. Between the two of us, we make less than many college-educated people make with ONE …

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Being at Home All Day = Lots of Photo Booth.

If I didn’t see this little munchkin come out of me three weeks ago with my very own eyes, I wouldn’t believe that he ever fit inside of me…

Gabe also looks a little doubtful about it.

These photos pretty much sum up most of my days. Sometimes, I cook dinner. …

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Gabriel’s Birth Day, Part III

[Part I]

[Part II]

The third part of my labor (and birth!) with Gabe is the part where I feel like I lost it.

Up until then, I had been dealing with labor. Sure, I had bouts of self-doubt and wanting to give up, but I also chanted “I can do it. I can …

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Gabriel’s Birth Day, Part II

[Part I]

We arrived at the midwives’ office around 2:30pm, and had to wait several excruciating minutes while the receptionist finished some paperwork before talking to us. Thankfully, one of the nurses saw that I was in labor and rescued me from possibly having to experience a contraction in a waiting room full of people. …

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Two Weeks Old.

How far along? 2 weeks postpartum

How big is baby? Probably around 21 inches and a little more than 9 lbs. This kid is gaining weight at an unheard of rate!  Total weight gain: +8 lbs (As in, I’m 8 lbs above my pre-pregnancy weight. Although – who knows how much weight I’ve …

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Gabriel’s Birth Day, Part I.

Last picture of me pregnant – picking raspberries on August 29th.

I dreaded coming to work on my due date. I’d already been getting comments about how I should be having my baby or be at home with my baby or WHY HAVEN’T I HAD THAT BABY YET?! I knew it would only hurt …

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