Full Circle
I started writing this post withe the intention of talking about how different it was preparing for Aspen's birth compared to now preparing for Olivia's arrival. I was going to call it something cute like, "An open letter to new moms" and share about all the things I thought were important with Aspen that weren't all that important after all. I wanted to share about how you don't need five different types of blankets, matching delivery outfits for mom and baby, and an oil diffuser when you check into the hospital. I wanted to talk about the maternal strength and confidence that develops over years or parenting, not hours of labor. I wanted to write about other cutesy things like gift registries, baby showers and meal trains. But then I started writing, and realized I couldn't possibly exclude my first daughter from this portrait I was painting. Mayrah's story sometimes makes our story seem too messy to explain on a blog. How can the new moms