by Ericka | Nov 24, 2015 | Pregnancy, Uncategorized
Boy did I have some misconceptions about labor, delivery & parenting a newborn (that’s part 2). I read multiple books and took a few classes but it is just as they say — you don’t know until you experience it. I found myself with several...
by Ericka | Nov 22, 2015 | Jacob, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
While it’s fresh in my mind, I figured I’d get this online! So far, I’m certainly sleep deprived but don’t feel like a zombie or anything. I’m sure it will catch up to me soon. This may be a little long but stick with me 🙂 As some of you...
by Ericka | Nov 19, 2015 | Pregnancy
I’m sure most of you caught it on Instagram or Facebook by now but Tuesday morning, I gave birth to the most perfect little boy ever! Jacob Michael Sylvester was born at 9:22am on Tuesday, November 17th, weighing 6 pounds 8 oz. after about 14 hours of labor from...
by Ericka | Nov 12, 2015 | Pregnancy, Uncategorized
Previously, I wrote “Dear Jacob Part I” but I knew this was the Part II I wanted to write. I’ve mentioned numerous times how blessed we are to have so many people in Jacob’s life who have loved him from before Day #1 — when he was but a...
by Ericka | Nov 5, 2015 | fitness, Pregnancy
*36 weeks, 1 day Weight: 172 pounds No, I haven’t given up working out yet! I’m sure I won’t but man, I have days when I feel like it. After taking a full 7 days off during our move, I was SO ready to get back into the gym. There is nothing like a...
by Ericka | Oct 27, 2015 | Pregnancy
Weight Gain: 28 pounds Baby Weight: 4-5 pounds now! Bump: So the bump has totally exploded since our last update. Still not as big as it could be but there’s no denying I’m very pregnant! Not a ton of comments from people but…definitely see a lot of...
