Shay MarieFeb 77 minA Story of Precipitous LaborBirth plans are nice, but sometimes babies have their own ideas about how they want to enter the world.
Shay MarieFeb 37 minPregnancy and a DeploymentPregnancy and deployments are hard. While our experience with our first wasn't ideal, we were lucky in so many ways.
Shay MarieJan 286 minThe Beach and WaterboardingWe learned the hard way our baby wasn't a fan of the beach and when traveling with an infant, keep expectations low.
Shay MarieJan 275 minFirst Baby Breastfeeding Woes Part IAs a first time mom, I wished I had felt less pressure to exclusively breastfeed and less failure when it didn't work out quite as planned.
Shay MarieJan 244 minThe StrangerPostpartum is a stressful time, and bonding with your newborn doesn't always happen the way we expect.
