Our Labor Bag

Want to read more about pregnancy, labor, postpartum life, and newborn needs? Check out these posts: Best Pregnancy Books How to Relieve Pregnancy Swelling Tips for a Natural Hospital Birth Essential Oils for Labor and Delivery Postpartum Care Kit Placenta...

The Crunchiest Thing I’ve Ever Done

If you’ve spent a few minutes here at the Heights, then you know that we tend to lean toward the crunchy life. I’ve talked before about what we do to avoid getting sick and how we handle sickness when it does come knockin’. I’m pretty open to...
The Arrival of George, Part Two

The Arrival of George, Part Two

Part One Where were we? Oh yes. The news we didn’t want to hear. Little guy’s heart rate was a bit in question, and our midwife was worried that my placenta might be getting worn out, so to speak, since I was twelve days over (is this TMI? IDK.). This...
The Arrival of George, Part One

The Arrival of George, Part One

The short version: Labor started on the evening of Tuesday, May 27th.  It picked up throughout the day on Wednesday and we found ourselves in the hospital Wednesday evening.  We labored through the night and the stubborn boy finally made his appearance at 2:53 p.m. on...
Postpartum Must Haves

Postpartum Must Haves

You all, Caitlyn is one of my favorite people on the planet to exchange emails with.  Not only is she super genuine in her sweetness, but she is hilarious and so stinking relatable.  So I was thrilled when she agreed to guest post for me during my baby moon 🙂  She is...
Stella Maris

Stella Maris

One of the very first things that drew me to Haley’s blog was her love for Our Lady, Star of the Sea.  This title and image of Mary is one that lies close to my heart; and seeing that it is a little known title of Our Lady, I was immediately impressed with how...
Giving Yourself No Expectations For Life Postpartum

Giving Yourself No Expectations For Life Postpartum

You all know the beautiful Christy from Fountains of Home, right?  Hers is one of my favorite blogs and I dash to read every single one of her new posts when they pop up in my feed.  Christy has such a wonderful sense of humor and her love for Chesterton makes my...