For All Maternity: What They Didn't Tell Me About Marriage, Motherhood, and Having A Baby
By Emily Pardy
()
About this ebook
Was that a tugging sensation near my right ovary? Was it more of a tugging or a sharper, jabbing pain? Could that be ovulation? Did I miss the window or calculate incorrectly this month? Or is it implantation? Is the embryo trying to attach itself right at this very moment? Is that even something you can feel? Am I the first woman ever to be able to feel that because I love this baby more than any person has ever loved a baby before?
When should I start a family? Why do I want to become a mother? How will my life change after having a baby? It’s easy for questions like these to plague the mind of an already multi-tasking woman who just wants to shop for cute onesies.
In For All Maternity, Emily Pardy encourages newlyweds and would-be parents to ask the hard questions while humorously sharing her own tumultuous journey into motherhood. From sitting awkwardly in marriage counseling to learning how to breast-pump in the middle of the workday, her bumpy road to motherhood encounters lessons about body image, boundaries, and belief in a God who is more trustworthy than any baby book around. Includes practical and witty advice on subjects like:
· Are we ready to start a family? First steps for a baby
· The value of creating a Value System for our household
· To tell or not to tell
· Boy, oh boy, is that body a’changin’!
· Choosing a birth plan
· Expecting the unexpected
· The Unicorn Effect—the celebrity status of a pregnant woman
· Determining which postpartum feelings are normal
· To work or not to work
· How friendships change and mom-friends become a lifeline
· Never neglect your spiritual growth
· Making friends with your new body: a Jesus view
· The Selfish Scale
· How real is social media?
· Parenting, love, and logic
· Remembering What’s-His-Name: Dating Again!
This funny pregnancy book will have you laughing and crying as Pardy makes crystal clear from her own experience that when you have a baby you give birth to a new marriage, a new home design, a new schedule—and last but not least—new friendships.
Emily Pardy
Emily Pardy is a thirty-something wife, mother, and full-time graduate student earning her Masters Degree in Marriage & Family Therapy. She has written for Thriving Family magazine, ParentLife magazine, Venn magazine, MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers) and MOPs UK websites. She runs pardymama.com where she blogs regularly about motherhood, marriage, and other mayhem.Raising children has taught her more about God, priorities, and her own vulnerability than anything else in life. Addicted to strong coffee and good conversation, she writes from her own experiences, unashamedly pulling back the curtain to reveal her personal thoughts and struggles for others to glean from.When she's not writing, she loves baking bread from scratch and playing dress up with her daughters. She lives with her husband and two girls in Nashville, Tennessee where they attend The Village Chapel.
Related to For All Maternity
Related ebooks
The Inept Mother Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGet the Poop Out of Your Nails: And other ways to enjoy motherhood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEveryday Courage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInstructions Not Included: The Adventures of New Motherhood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPregnancy for the Skeptical Woman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Three of Us: A Brutally Honest, Often Hilarious, and Sometimes Heartbreaking Memoir of One Mom's Adventures in Single Parenting Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Hard Could It Be?: A Caregiver’S Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Honest Mom Project: Acknowledge Your Feelings, Break Free from Expectations, Build Your Beautiful Life as a Mother Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Am Her: Messy, Flawed, and Loved by God Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSelfish is a Superpower Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe 1 Degree Shift Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInstant Mom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Welcome to the Guilt Club: Taming Self-Doubt When Raising Kids Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShattered Dreams: The True Story of A Young Woman Too Young To Die Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings180 Motivational Tidbits of Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Get Divorced Without a Shovel: A Guide to Surviving Divorce Without Getting Buried Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiary of a Father Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Good News; For Anyone Who Wants to Hear It! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to (really) be a mother Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Knew! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFat and Pregnant Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChasing Baby: An Infertility Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou Are Not The Father: How To Heal Past The Pain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmbrace Unique: The Power of Hope, Humor and Love on the Spectrum Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRyken's Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Zen Parent Guide Raising Kids with a Smile Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Children Who Raised Me Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Christianity For You
The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Law of Connection: Lesson 10 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mere Christianity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5NIV, Holy Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Enoch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Less Fret, More Faith: An 11-Week Action Plan to Overcome Anxiety Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Magnolia Story (with Bonus Content) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Grief Observed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for For All Maternity
0 ratings0 reviews