Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Working Out From Home Frustration
I've started writing about 4 posts this week and got stuck, interrupted or thought they were stupid. So here we are again. I've got some endorphins flowing this time because I just forced myself to do an at-home work out. Most readers know I am a morning workout...
Goals For My Post-Partum Shape Up
Generally speaking, you hear that women can begin working out about 6 weeks after they give birth, assuming they had a normal, healthy, vaginal birth. I was prepared to wait 6 weeks but felt pretty good a tad earlier than that so I went ahead and got slow start. Back...
Dear Jacob Part III: Our 2015 Miracle
Dear Jacob Part I Dear Jacob Part II Dear Jacob, 2015 is the best year of my life, because you became a part of it. I began this year with one big hope and prayer -- that I would get to become a mother to you. I didn't know you yet, but I knew you in my heart. Every...
Thoughts on Going Back to Work
One week from today I "go back to work." I have that in quotes because I'll be working from home, a transition I made when I moved to Indiana two months ago. Of course, I only experienced this for about 2 weeks because I went into labor early & have been on...
Our Christmas 2015
We knew Christmas 2015 would be the best either of us has ever had, simply because Jacob was sure to be here by then. We just didn't know he'd have already been here for so long yet! Nevertheless, it was a good Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve with my family in...
Christmas Cookies & Cousins
We moved here for family and I'm trying to take advantage of it! My sister Shelby lives an hour away from us but I made my first trek (alone) down to Bloomington from Indianapolis this week. I was a little nervous to drive for over an hour with him in the back seat. I...