06/14/2023
Been slowing finding our groove as parents & starting to get back to doing things we loved before becoming "mama & dada"! Here are some pics from the last few weeks doing things like wine tasting in Sonoma, walks to the park, watching get crowned as Miss Arizona USA, hanging out at the airport, snuggles at home with Winnie, earthquakes games, watching the sunset in Greece and attending weddings! It's been busy but oh so fun🫶🏼
We've almost had our sweet baby Brooks for half a year and sometimes I still can't think about the first couple of months. They rocked my world. My traumatic birth experience + brooks coming 4 weeks early + week long hospital stay that included time for me in the ICU and away from my newborn took the joy out of having a baby and navigating motherhood for the first time and I still feel so sad about that. Now that I'm starting to feel a little more like myself again, we're making up for lost time!
How I'm doing postpartum:
- I'm back to playing soccer and having SO much fun with it! Honestly wishing I could add two more nights of it to the week.
- My hair has been falling out for the past 6 weeks but it's also been growing really fast so it's getting thinner & longer.
- I'm still breastfeeding but not exclusively. Pumping hasn't really been great for me (both in terms of effectiveness and mental health) so I haven't done much of it. We started supplementing with formula about 2 weeks ago for the days when I don't feel like pumping, don't have enough milk stored or am feeling anxious about it! I feel so much better about using both! *FED IS BEST*
- Brooks goes down at 730pm giving Bloo and I our evenings back and I love that time with just him & Winnie so much even if all we do is watch a show together!
What brooks has been up to lately:
- we started baby led weaning & have introduced several foods to him! So far he LOVES watermelon, wheat bread, peanut butter and bananas. He likes broccoli, oatmeal and berries and he's ehh about avocados.
- He got his first passport stamp in Greece! ✈️
- He loves bath time and swimming at the pool.
- He's still keeping his laugh a secret from us
Thanks for following along🫶🏼