DoulaMamaWolf

I cannot believe the day is (almost) here - how did we get here so fast?? Dress Drama So, my beautiful dress came - and it did NOT look anything like the photo!! Well, so be fair, it actually did look very close, it just was a bit wonky proportionately (it had to be, from the measurements I gave them, so mostly my fault) and she had added these ugly fake pearls along the bust line for God knows what  reason. When I tried it on, it was a bit heartbreaking - mostly because it just didn't look or feel right, as it hadn't been altered for me yet. I basically just felt like a giant, chiffon blimp. It. Was. Awful!  Thankfully I have an amazing seamstress who got right down to work and began pinning and altering right away, so I began to feel better about it. After a few tweaks and 2 fittings, it was MUCH better, and I actually ended up adding a few details from each of the dress options I showed you earlier to create one beautiful, unique, perfect dress. We had to be a bit creative ...

Hello, and welcome to The Pregnant Doula! I am halfway through my 12th week of pregnancy (11 weeks 4 days today), but I figured I would make a belly comparison up to this point and do a little "up until now" symptom, weight gain, and appointment catch up post! No belly yet! Which should be expected, but I was really hoping to start showing earlier with this Little Bug. I can't wait for a beautiful belly, feeling kicks, knowing their name and preparing for birth! For now, I just feel like I'm passing time and enjoying all the nights I have left to sleep on my belly.  Symptoms By Week:  Week 4 (before we knew/as we found out) ~ Overly tired, comfort eating, moodiness, mild cravings, gassy, mild heartburn, constipation, achy back, bloating, nausea when smelling our niece's formula. Starting weight: 114lbs. Week 5 ~ nightmares, drop in breastmilk supply, tired, lack of appetite, tired, Week 6 ~ lack of symptoms, stress dreams, craving ceasar salad...

Hello, and welcome to The Married Doula! Hopefully you've made it here through my other blogs, The Novice Doula (thenovicedoula.blogspot.ca) and The Pregnant Doula (thepregnantdoula.blogspot.ca). If not, please check them out, as well as being engaged, I am also pregnant with baby #2 and an aspiring doula. So, who am I? I'm the Married/Novice/Pregnant Doula! This is me: And this is the groom, we'll call him H: As you can see, he's obsessed with his 1975 Dodge, and wears a basic uniform of black tee shirt and jeans on a daily basis, whether to work, to work on vehicles, or even to photoshoots (the blue was a rare deviation from the norm).  And here are some of my favourite photos together: Our story is a wonderful one, that I absolutely love to tell, so sit back and enjoy! We met back in third grade, when H and is family moved to our home town and joined our elementary school. While I don't remember much of that year, it was his least favourite in school - but even b...

Hello, and Welcome to the Novice Doula! This is post is going to be a bit different, as my plans are suddenly very different! It has been over a month since my last post, majorly because we were busy moving during November, and just as we were settling into our new home in early December - surprise! While we have been trying since May 2014, between irregular cycles due to still breastfeeding Roo and few "baby making times" during the move, we were really not expecting a positive test so soon. Life has a funny way of working things out when you least expected! With this sudden change of plans, I've decided to stay firmly in the "novice" stage of my doula journey - for now. I'll be taking this time to enjoy these last few months just my son & I at home, and also planning another great surprise... So many big changes this year for our family! My amazing, wonderful man dropped down on one knee the moment we heard our little love bug's heartbeat for the f...