“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.”
– Charles Dickens
And just like that we begin our transition to a new season – spring!
Winter: Sun, Dec 21, 2025 – Fri, Mar 20, 2026
This winter I spent a lot of time at the hospital. This winter I became a mother!
Dec. 24th – Jan. 10th: I was interned at the hospital due to my pregnancy preeclampsia.
Jan 8th – Jan 22nd: My premature newborn baby was in the NICU.
Jan 8th – Mar. 19th: 10 Weeks Postpartum!
My days have been filled with physical recovery and tending to my emotional wellbeing. There were lots of warm cups of hot chocolate this winter as well as a little read-a-thon in February, March so far has been more about planning and getting organized.
My husband and I became new parents and homeowners this season and spent many hours unpacking. To be honest with the pregnancy and now newborn, it’s still something we are working through. It has been such a wonderful and tiring experience and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
In many ways this winter has been the hardest but also most rewarding season of my life. It sounds cliche perhaps but it is true. In my 38 years of life so far I have been through a lot and this pregnancy, to be honest, was quite the challenge in and of itself, but the joy and emotional healing that I have gained from all of this has been immense.
You always hears how rewarding parenthood is and I have to agree. I keep thinking that perhaps this brand new life experience with all its different and new to me challenges is a chance to rewire my brain for the better. A chance to reset and make new connection, to let go of so many things that have emotionally held me back for so many years and finally move on.
Becoming a mother has taught me irrational love. Love for a little person in a way that I have never felt before. Seeing my little baby, looking into her eyes, watching her smile and grow is such an overwhelming feeling of love that it feels I could break. My heart melts with emotion. It’s wonderful, I am enjoying this phase of my life so much.
Becoming a mother has taught me a lot about loving myself and being gentle with myself. I appreciate life so much these days because I have first-hand made a child and gone through the struggle of giving birth and man, childbirth is no joke. I can’t speak for other people but in my case there were moments where I didn’t know if I was going to be ok, if I would make it, if my baby would either. Thank goodness it all worked out well but going through the experience made me appreciate the blessings in my life.
I know I will look back on this time with a lot of fondness. I survived this winter and have been nurturing the most wonderful little life, my baby girl Holly Claire. I’ve also emerged as a more gentle, forgiving, and relaxed person. I say this because now as a new mother the things that used to bother me about people just don’t seem like that much of an issue anymore. I just don’t care about too many things these days other than being a good mother to my baby, making sure she is ok and that our family is ok. I like this new version of myself a lot more 🙂
Spring: March 20, 2026 – June 21, 2026
Looking ahead I hope that this spring is spent with lots of time crafting, reading and gardening. I want to start making my baby scrapbooks and spend more time crocheting. I would love to have at least one crochet project each season. I also want to spend more time outside in my yard plating new plants making the yard our own. Reading of course is a must and posting more here as well are things I look forward to.
Cheers to a new season, I hope it is fulled with joy and tiny blessings for all of us!
Until next time!
Angelica Sophia 
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