BlogHide Resteemsbridgetmartin (45)in life • 5 years agoLove, Life, and PrioritiesAs many of you have no doubt seen, @hippie-witha-gun announced that we have separated. I do not want to divulge too many details, but suffice it to say that I feel it is best for our son's…bridgetmartin (45)in homesteaderscoop • 6 years agoBonus from Mama PepperTheo recently ordered a rainbow hairband from one of @papa-pepper 's kids. In the package, @mama-pepper included a surprise bonus for me. Thank you, @mama-pepper. I'm sorry it took so long for…bridgetmartin (45)in babydaze • 6 years agoBaby Daze 12/8/18I've been having a hard time dealing with being back at work and leaving Maverick at home. I'm not really worried about him (I mean, I am...what mother wouldn't. Lol) because I know he is well cared…bridgetmartin (45)in babydaze • 6 years agoBaby Daze 11/18/18Baby Man has started smiling and laughing. It makes all the fussy times worth it, and I'm not getting so overwhelmed now. He has grown so much already. I'm torn between wanting him to stay small and…bridgetmartin (45)in babydaze • 6 years agoBaby Daze 11/6/18Maternity leave is officially over. I went back to work yesterday. Maverick was not too happy about that and made sure to let me know when I got home. Lol My first couple days back have not…bridgetmartin (45)in babydaze • 6 years agoBaby Daze 11/1/18We made some progress today! I have this baby wearing wrap so I can carry Maverick around and have my hands free. Well, he never really took to it and cried almost immediately after being put in it.…bridgetmartin (45)in babydaze • 6 years agoBaby Daze 10/31/18Happy Halloween! Today was a shitty day, quite literally. Maverick had not pooped in over 3 days and had become extremely fussy. He seemed to be in pain. Then he wouldn't drink from his bottle but…bridgetmartin (45)in babydaze • 6 years agoBaby Daze 10/29/18As I'm writing this, Maverick is sleeping soundly in his great-grandma's arm for the first time today. We had a busy day. Maverick slept very well last night, but this morning he woke up fussy…bridgetmartin (45)in babydaze • 6 years agoBaby Daze 10/28/18It has been a few days, so here is Super Baby to make up for it!bridgetmartin (45)in baby • 6 years agoBaby Daze 10/24/18Baby Man had another restless day and did a lot of spitting up - so much that we nearly ran out of burp cloths again. So we took him to the laundromat to wash all his stuff. He does fine at night…bridgetmartin (45)in baby • 6 years agoBaby Daze 10/23/18Good morning, Steemit! Sorry we missed you yesterday! It was a rough day. Baby Man spent most of the day crying and wouldn't really nap, even when we took him into town. But he slept pretty well…bridgetmartin (45)in life • 6 years agoBaby Daze 10/21/18Today was a quiet, lazy day. We watched The Secret Life of Pets this morning while Maverick slept in my arms. We made some progress on sitting calmly in his swing awake and self-soothing. He even…bridgetmartin (45)in baby • 6 years agoBaby Daze 10/20/18I realized I have not been posting much since Maverick was born. I have decided to try making at least one post every day with a picture of our baby boy, starting today. Last night was rough.…bridgetmartin (45)in life • 6 years agoWelcome Maverick Thomas Martin!On September 25 at 5:30pm, we checked in to the hospital to start the induction process. I was 40 weeks and 3 days pregnant, and it was time for him to make his appearance. I was told once they got…bridgetmartin (45)in pregnancy • 6 years agoLabor ScareYesterday was interesting... I started to have signs of labor coming. I'll spare you the gory details. Lol I started freaking out thinking, this is it! Much sooner than I expected. I thought for…bridgetmartin (45)in life • 6 years agoPregnancy Update: 35 weeks, 5 daysWe had an appointment with the midwife today. At the last one, she said my belly was measuring a little big, so she scheduled an ultrasound, which we did today. Maverick is actually measuring a…bridgetmartin (45)in life • 7 years agoCall Center CreepGot a telemarketing call earlier, one I've had many times before. This time I followed the prompts until I got a real person. I asked to be removed from the call list. He said no problem, he just…bridgetmartin (45)in life • 7 years agoPrenatal Conflict - UpdateThe beginning of this fiasco: The resolution: After researching and panicking all day, I called every midwife in the area I could find. I finally got a call back from the one my chiropractor…bridgetmartin (45)in life • 7 years agoPrenatal ConflictYesterday, I had my 32 week prenatal appointment, during which I think I overwhelmed the doctor with my birth plan. He began with an "oh, no" and said that it is the "kiss of death" when someone…bridgetmartin (45)in family • 7 years agoFamilyThis is something that has been weighing heavily on my heart during this pregnancy. I just need to get it out... As I am writing this, I can feel my son turning over in my belly. He is nearly 32…