Laying on the Sap

I'll never forget when I uploaded this photo to Instagram when P was only 3 days old. I was in pain, so incredibly exhausted and my milk still had not come in. I remember crying out in agony with each latch, fetching a "padsicle" out of the freezer and in general just being in a daze. So many people wrote to me with support and bless their hearts because I needed to hear it. Now here were are almost 365 days from this one and what a difference.

I struggle to remember the pain I felt post birth - even weirder - I actually miss labor! It's really all so true, time is fleeting. Here we are a year older, all of us. Yet I still can't seem to wrap my head around how it all happened so fast. How my snuggly newborn went to a precocious toddler.

As I approach the one year benchmark I feel pretty proud of the little girl we so luckily get to call ours. I think her heart has been paired with mine from the very beginning and for that I am eternally grateful.



10 comments

  1. Aw man, that photo is so precious - it is crazy how they grow so fast!! And it's often difficult to take it all in when times can be rough... x

    ReplyDelete
  2. Your pictures are always so sweet! Love to hear that all the happiness makes you forget the labor pain! Gives all of without babies so much hope and stress less! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. This post makes me want to stop time and actually enjoy being pregnant...I feel like I have been on the go for the last 7 months!! P is such a precious little gal!

    ReplyDelete
  4. It goes by so fast!! Somehow I have a 2 yr old and 8 month old and I swear I just gave birth to both of them. It's amazing how quickly they change and grow and how you change and grow with them. Can't believe she's going to 1 soon!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I totally remember also being in a daze after my first delivery..with the second baby, everything is so much easier (and things are less fuzzy!) but oh do those newborn days pass by too quickly! :) can't believe that miss P will already be one year old!

    ReplyDelete
  6. My has time flown! I can't believe she's almost one!

    ReplyDelete
  7. She's just the cutest little girl! I love how her cheeks have a natural pink tint to them, so precious! Glad to hear you kind of miss labor because as I'm getting closer to it I'm getting more scared!
    Ally- Life as I know it

    ReplyDelete
  8. I remember awaiting her arrival! My how time flies! Isn't it crazy how we "forget" about those pains and terrible times and would be willing to do it all over again for those sweet baby snuggles and love?! ♥

    ReplyDelete