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3.5 weeks #PostPartum. Stretch marks (aka "Wonder Woman marks") & stretched out belly hidden under the smaller pregnancy jeans I had in the closet. A hand me down button up from my brother in law. Not my old body..but my new one. One that carried our little girl, one that God allowed to do something miraculous. One that carried life. One that went through a huge transformation in a short period. A body that adapted. A body I'm proud of. Yes, when given the okay, I'll work hard on getting it back healthy to, God willing, try to do this all over again. But for now..I am reveling in the probably permanent stretch marks smattered all across my belly, the stretched skin and learning to dress the new version of me, because it is the reminder of the amazing, grace filled task I was able to do, thanks to the good Lord. • • • #TeamFraley #Postpartum #LoveYourself #MissElizabeth

Weary. Hungry. Tired but grateful. Mixed emotions and unsure whether to sleep or eat. That sums up the beginning of week 3 with this sweet little girl of ours. Some days are great. Some days are hell on wheels (#MissElizabeth comes by that right with her parents both being stubborn & strong-willed ). But they are deep down all worth it. To get to that other side & see this little #WildChild's personality blossom. To see her dancing in our kitchen with her Dad on a Saturday morning. To see her running through this home of ours, giggling & probably snorting (still) like her Mama. So for now, I'll eat. Maybe after the next feeding I'll nap. But I'll for sure be cataloging all of it to tell her one day. • • • #TeamFraley #BabiesDontKeep #CatholicMama

#HerNameWasRoux & she is a sweet little guard pup for every daytime changing of her tiny hooman, #MissElizabeth. • • • #TeamFraley #TheMostPreciousThing #RhodesianRidgeback #ProjectRR #FraleyFurKid

Laundry nowhere near folded or hung. Kitchen from last night's dinner & breastmilk storage fest still waiting for me. But I'm showered & hair dry/straightened. And this #BabyButt has been so sweet today, despite the horrific (yet hilarious) diaper blowout in a sleeper/footed jammies from when I was #MissElizabeth's size...those aforementioned things can wait until later tonight. For now, all I'm focusing on is the deep little tiny breaths she's taking on my chest. • • • #TeamFraley #BabiesDontKeep #MismatchedSockGame

Mom life. Parenthood. Our kitchen has changed its "theme" with #MissElizabeth's arrival. What used to be a clean counter space maybe littered with a wine glass/whiskey tumbler or three, now boasts pump parts, milk bottles, & a fridge front with "rules" on storing breastmilk. I knew we wanted this life, but truly until we got here, I didn't know how bad we wanted it. Exponentially so. I won't always be feeding her this way, because #BabiesDontKeep & she'll be grown before we know it & eating real food. But for now, this is real life. Messy, filled with all the milk & storage days of the milk which I'm thankfully able to produce (exponentially so ). • • • #Parenthood #MomLife #Breastfeeding #TeamFraley #CatholicMama #Postpartum

Who is ready for some hot chocolate? #TEAMFRALEY of #TeamFPCnlr has you covered at #MidAmericaConf16! See you at the fields tonight! Pic courtesy @ansilva

#IzzySays "Can you spot the issue on why my Mama & my tiny hooman, #MissElizabeth, are dancing around & bouncing to no avail on getting calm this afternoon? I swear I'm just keeping it warm for my sissy..." • • • #SwaddleLife #TeamFraley #FraleyHousehold #IGBulldogs_Worldwide #SquishyFaceCrew

#Parenthood is going through the saved clothes from your own childhood & laughing at things & plotting if you'll make your own child wear them, either from hilarity or nostalgia. Turns out, this #CatholicMama had her own version of the bunny suit from the @achristmasstoryhouse... • • • #80sChild #TeamFraley #FraleyHousehold #MissElizabeth #YouBetSheWillBeWearingThis #DoubledOverInLaughter

Reality check/post: It's not all puppies & rainbows. Laundry is a mess. Kitchen is even worse (well, not terrible but it needs work). Yes, it's a precious time I won't get back. But last night? Reality is it was the night from hell itself. I can't tell you when my hair was washed last (Tuesday). Every feeding was spaced by 2 hours yesterday, with #MissElizabeth eating constantly where I didn't even need to pump. By the time we got calm, changed (a couple of times), she napped 20 minutes & was up for the next feeding. It was clockwork. It was exhausting. And I didn't get sleep until a 3 hour feeding stretch between 2 & 5AM. As someone who's dealt with depression on & off in her life, I could let that take over in those weary, wee hours of the morning when nothing seems to be going right. The reality is I won't though. Because that's not what's healthy for our little girl, not what's healthy for our little team. "This too shall pass." This time is fleeting. It'll get better. And she'll be grown & into whatever next phase there is. All of the nights from hell, like last night, will be worth it to see her little personality blossom, to see her as a toddler, a young child, even as a teenager. These nights will be worth it to see her get her driver's license, go to prom then college. Worth it to see this #WildChild become a strong woman. So for now, we will trudge through the hellion nights, showing her every day how to be a strong woman. • • • #TeamFraley #RealityPost #InfantLife #ExhaustedMama #CatholicMama