Pre-baby, I had been reading a lot more than usual because it helped me calm down before bed, and we had spent so many weekend days at the beach, aka my favorite place to dig into a good book. Since Amalia's arrival, I haven't cracked one open yet, but I'm hoping to get back into it in the next few months.
Although I've always been fascinated with other mothers' birth stories, you never really can imagine exactly what birth is like without going through it. Before giving birth, most of the ones that I had heard were either nightmares (For some reason, people love to tell you their horrible experiences when you're pregnant followed by "but that won't happen to you!") or not detailed enough for me to fully understand what I was in for.
Happy Monday from the baby girl nursery! Never have I ever been more excited for a room reveal. Amalia's nursery is far and away my favorite room in our house, and not just because she lives in it. The light is beautiful, and it has an amazing energy to it. This room used to be my home office, but it's closest to our bedroom so we decided to turn it into the nursery instead.
Anel and I are thrilled to announce the arrival of our sweet baby girl, Amalia Louise Dzafic. After a relatively speedy 11 hour labor, she graced us with her presence on Monday morning, July 24th at 8:02am. I am going to take some time this weekend to write out her full birth story because it really was quite beautiful.
