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Birth Story!

Woah.

What has happened for the past two months? A few things: little one cooking in the oven to its divinely specified time for a few weeks, 24-hour labor, postpartum adjustments, baby blues (A LOT OF TEARS) and postnatal treatment.

I've shared my birth story on Birthlings here-- feel free to have a read and do share your birth story here if you are willing to!

I actually have a few things to write about postpartum days... when I do have the time I'll write about them.

By the way, did you expect your little one/s to take up ALMOST all of your time in a day?
I didn't. *sheepish smile*
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