Fourth Trimester

Post-Baby

From the first moment I saw her, I was head over heals in love with my daughter. I had the opposite of postpartum depression and I was surprised at the intensity of my feelings for her. I knew that I would love her, but I had no idea that my love for her would change me in so many ways. I would actually miss her while she slept (at least when I wasn’t sleeping). I used to have strong opinions. I knew all the answers because I knew what was right and what was wrong. After I had my baby, I realized that I didn’t even know the right questions any more, much less the right answers.

—Kelley, Lexington, mother of three

“After I had my children, I began the task of reading two chapters from the bible each morning, as a way of bringing peace to the start of my day with my children. It started off as a daunting task and almost felt like a chore. If I had known it would take me almost three years to read the Bible I would have felt overwhelmed. But reading His word one day at a time helps me to remember to take life one day at a time. There have been days that I felt I was too busy to read, and I can look back and see that I needed the scripture the most that day.”

—D’Nai, Central Kentucky, mother of two