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Nia @ 1 Week: An Update from the Trenches

It’s hard to believe, but Nia turns one week old today! As most parents would attest to, it’s been a complete and total blur. Nothing could have prepared me for the delusional state that results from the lack of sleep and intense hormones! We’re just taking it 1 hour at...

Baby Nia Makes Her Grand Entrance

We are delighted to announce that after a 14 hour labor, we welcomed a healthy baby girl into our family. Her name is Nia Marisa Novak and she weighed in at 7 lbs 8 oz. She was 20 inches in length and born at 12:39 PM in the afternoon on Saturday, October 22nd (we went into labor at 10 PM...

FINALLY, Some Progress!

So, tomorrow (October 21st) is my official due date. I had what I **HOPE** will be my last Doctor appointment this morning and was THRILLED to finally get some uplifting news. Here’s what we found out: I am 1 cm dilated! I am 50% effaced (that’s where the cervix thins out from...

A Case of Over-inflated Ego

This is very amusing (and definitely makes me sound more important than I am). Browhaus, my favorite eyebrow threading place in the Philippines, turned my blog post into an endorsement of their shop! I can’t stop giggling – it makes me look like some authority on the matter...