by Angela McAuliffe | Feb 21, 2017 | Life of Charlie
Its been 9 months since we welcomed our little Charlie into this world and I’m just finally getting around to posting his Birth Story. Mom Brain at its finest right there…. I drafted this original post on May 21st….clearly I got distracted and never got around to posting it. I’ve realized that I missed blogging and want to try and pick it up... read more
by Angela McAuliffe | Apr 15, 2016 | Third Trimester
Don’t worry, I didn’t give birth just yet!! Our lives has been very busy lately between baby classes, our baby shower, my 30th birthday, and a 34 week prenatal checkup! Baby Classes – I totally recommend that any first-time parents take some kind of baby class. There was some things I already knew, but it was great to have a refresher, learn a few new things, and Tim even walked away feeling more prepared to take care of our little... read more
by Angela McAuliffe | Mar 18, 2016 | Third Trimester
After waiting 11 long weeks, we finally got to see our McBaby during week 30! This week we had an ultrasound to check McBaby’s growth and he is doing great!! They are currently estimating that is in the 44th percentile for size and coming in around 3.5lbs. All of his organs are functioning properly and we even got to see his tiny little lungs in action – SO... read more
by Tim McAuliffe | Mar 7, 2016 | McDad
Dear son, It’s me – your father. You probably won’t know me by name for the first months, but you can always refer to me as, “Dad”. I have yet to meet you, but my excitement grows more and more as time is getting closer and closer. You are just a few months away and it cannot come... read more
by Angela McAuliffe | Mar 4, 2016 | Third Trimester
If you haven’t already noticed, I skipped posting an update for Week 27. Between the pregnancy pains and the long work work; posting a blog update just wasn’t on my “To Do” List. Even though during week 28 I was still experiencing some body aches, the Prenatal Yoga class I took on Sunday morning sure did help relieve a lot of my... read more
by Angela McAuliffe | Feb 19, 2016 | Second Trimester
During week 26, I had the pleasure of having my glucose test done. Being a first-time mom, I had no idea what to expect so I turned to others for a little inside scoop. The most common response I got was, “OMG the drink is so gross…good luck!” Either I’m a sugar addict or just weird, but I didn’t think the drink was that... read more
by Angela McAuliffe | Feb 12, 2016 | Second Trimester
As the weeks pass by and my stomach keeps growing, I can’t help but get more and more excited to meet McBaby in 15 short weeks! Boot Camp ends next week and I started thinking about if I wanted to sign up for another 6 weeks. My initial thought was, ‘holy shit I’m going to be 33+ weeks pregnant – how the hell am I going to do this?” But then I quickly realized I need my Boot Camp…I need each and every one of them that is in that... read more
by Angela McAuliffe | Feb 5, 2016 | Second Trimester
This week we had our first baby scare and I don’t know if I could go through another one. On Tuesday night I noticed that I wasn’t feeling a lot of movement during our nightly 9PM play time. I didn’t think much of it until I woke up the next morning with a tight feeling in my stomach and still not feeling any... read more
by Angela McAuliffe | Jan 29, 2016 | Second Trimester
Even though I had a terrible work week and I unfortunately let it get the best of me a few times, week 23 was still amazing. One of the best things about pregnancy is that it puts a lot of things into perspective. Things you use to worry about aren’t even on your radar and things you never thought were important are now number one of your... read more
by Angela McAuliffe | Jan 22, 2016 | Second Trimester
By week 22 you would have thought I would be a professional at dealing with people’s comments, but I’m not. Growing a human is hard work and I’m doing the best I can. I’m trying to balance work, married life, and my fitness/nutrition and sometimes somethings got to give. My biggest struggle comes from people’s comments about my weight... read more
