If you missed part I, go read it first! The best way I can describe what a natural birth without pain medications felt like to me is a marathon. If you've ever run a marathon, you know what a muscle cramp feels like, and that you can't think "I can't do this" or overthink about … Continue reading My Birth Story, Part II: Labor and Delivery
You wouldn't think the two would go together, pregnancy and war, but oh, they do. From the minute I started even thinking my body might be hosting a new life in the near future, I started preparing. I started taking prenatal vitamins 4 months (yes, pretty much right when we got engaged) before the wedding, … Continue reading My Birth Story, Part I: Pregnancy and War
Most people don't stammer as much as I do when asked where they're from. Honestly, God has made it plain clear that home is not a "place" for me. Is my home my place of birth, Brazil? At one point, yes. At age 11, I experienced the wonderfully traumatic thing that is immigration. My mother … Continue reading No Place Like Home
