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The Joubert Den

The Joubert Den

A lifestyle blog about marriage, fashion, beauty, travel, and faith.

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Hi! Welcome to our blog — The Joubert (Joe-BEAR) Den. We are Cristian & Sonja, a newlywed couple navigating married life while adventuring along the way. Here we share bits and pieces of our every day lives, travel, fashion and our faith. Stay a while!

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Starting the last year of my 20s with the most bea Starting the last year of my 20s with the most beautiful gifts I’ve ever been given. #29thbirthday
“I’m going to love you so much that no woman i “I’m going to love you so much that no woman is ever going to be enough for you!”⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ........................⁣ #motherhoodandme #motherhoodismagic #honeywildpresets #babiesofinsta #thisispostpartum #preeclampsiasurvivor #preemiemom #preemiepower #preemiesofinstagram #militarywife #airforcewife #milsolife #milspo #milspouselife #embraceyourmotherhood #honestlymothering #mamasofinstagram #messy_motherhood #simplymamahood #mommymoment #motherslove❤️ #mothersloveisunconditional #motherhoodissanctifying #motherhoodisthebesthood #motherhoodisbeautiful
“I hold it!!”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Everyone who told “I hold it!!”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Everyone who told me going from 1-2 kids is easier than having your first kid are straight up liars 😂 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ It’s definitely been quite the adjustment for all three of us, but especially for our Jemmy girl. She looooves helping with the baby, but also gets jealous if she isn’t getting attention. She’s also a classic 2 year old right now and is still learning how to process and express emotions. So you can imagine what our house has been like for the past two months 😬. I just try telling myself it’s normal, and to not have mom guilt over it (easier said than done sometimes). Mamas who have 2+ kids, how did you handle the transition? What were some things that made it easier? Comment with allllll the tips! ⁣ ⁣ .............................⁣ #momoftwokids #momtips #momtipsandtricks #mamatips #milso #airforcewife #momslivinghappy #honeywildpresets #confidentmotherhood #honestmama #motherhoodlens #momtogcommunity #instamotherhood #ohheymamas #eternalmotherhood #motherhoodalive #bestofmoms #motherhoodmoments #motherhoodintheraw #airforcewife #momproblems #momadvice #themommydiary #beachbabies #motherhoodlife #motherhoodismagic #motherhooduncut #motherhoodcommunity #motherhood_squares #motherhoodvillage
I remember when I was pregnant with you I wondered I remember when I was pregnant with you I wondered what you would be like and who you were going to be. And now, even though you’re still so new and there’s so much more to learn and know about you — I feel like I’ve known you forever, from before. In fact, the moment you were placed on my chest and reached up for my face I felt that way. ⁣ ⁣ The connection between baby and mama: there’s nothing else like it. It can be so healing, so empowering. Even in the midst of postpartum depression and anxiety. This time around it’s definitely my saving grace.⁣ ⁣ Mamas, how would you describe your connection with your babies, in a few words? I’d love to hear!⁣ ⁣ ............................⁣ #babyrolls #celebratemotherhood #thisispostpartum #navigatingpostpartum #postpartumdepressionawareness #postpartumanxiety #ppd #ppdawareness #ppdsurvivor #postpartumhealing #momsofinsta #mamasofig #mothersofinstagram #motherhoodinsquares #motherhoodbliss #babysnugglesarethebest #babiesdontkeep #babiesbabiesbabies #momlifebestlife #momlifeishard #messymotherhood #realmotherhoodseries #thisismotherhood #mamalifestyle #motherly #babycenter #takebackpostpartum
Making apple pie 🍎🥧 in a new Halloween dress Making apple pie 🍎🥧 in a new Halloween dress with Grammy = the perfect fall activity! 🍁🍂⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ............................⁣ #letthemplay #letthembekids #toddlermomlife #toddlermama #toddleractivity #toddlerlearning #parenthood_unveiled #mamahood #mamahoodinsquares #mamahoodcommunity #childhoodeveryday #mommyhoodrocks #documentingmotherhood #momsoftiktok #milspo #airforcewife #airforcefamily #messy_motherhood #littlebitsof_life #simplymamahood #parentingbloggers #motherhoodblog #motherhoodblogger #mamasofig #mamasofinstagram #mymagicalmoments #motherlylove
I texted this photo along with a few others of Jet I texted this photo along with a few others of Jett to my aunt yesterday and she said, “You look great Sonja!”⁣ ⁣ My first instinct was to respond with “Oh, it’s the high waisted compression leggings and baby wrap hiding my squishy belly.”⁣ But I stopped myself.⁣ ⁣ This postpartum I’ve really tried to focus less on what the scale says and more on celebrating my body for what it’s accomplished — birthing new life, surviving preeclampsia, and becoming a mother again.⁣ ⁣ So i instead, I took the compliment. ⁣ ⁣ Mamas, take that compliment — during whatever season you’re in. Celebrate your body and your motherhood. Don’t make excuses for or diminish what you’ve accomplished. Your babies love your body for what it is and you should too! ⁣ ⁣ .....................................⁣ #thisispostpartum #postpartumbody #postpartumjourney #postpartumhealth #postpartumsupport #postpartumrecovery #postpartumlife #postpartumbelly #honestlymothering #motheringthroughinstagram #sollybabywrap #honeywildpresets #4thtrimester #4thtrimesterbodiesproject #mamahoodinsquares #mamahoodcommunity #honestmommin #mymotherhood #mymotherhoodjourney #milso #milspouse #militarywife #celebratemotherhood #messy_motherhood #motherhoodintheraw #rawmotherhood #storytellingmama #nestandflourish #confidentmotherhood #embracemotherhood
Jett’s due date was last Thursday. I had plans t Jett’s due date was last Thursday. I had plans to put him in this outfit and take cute photos to post on the day. But that didn’t happen. Normally this might upset me and I’d feel a little disappointed in myself. But I’m realizing how silly that is. This postpartum I’m really trying to give myself grace (about breastfeeding, getting my body “back”, etc.) and embrace the messy. The need to be slow. He will never be this little again. I will only be able to sniff his little head and drink in his scent for so long. As stressful and slightly traumatic the end of my pregnancy and his birth was, I’m grateful to have spent the last month getting to know him. But I will say....it feels like I’ve known him all along. ✨✨✨⁣⁣ ...........................⁣⁣ #preeclampsiasurvivor #birthbecomesher #motherhoodintheraw ⁣⁣ #mamasofinstagram #airforcewife #honestlymothering #motherhoodthroughinstagram #simplymamahood #mymotherhood #milspo #militarywife #honeywildpresets #pregnancydiary #realmotherhood #mommymoments #thisispostpartum #postpartumrecovery #postpartum #4thtrimester #fourthtrimester #newbornphotoshoot #newbornlife #postpartumjourney #postpartumlife #postpartumrecovery #snugglemeorganic
JETT’S BIRTH STORY PART 3: RECOVERY. Besides the JETT’S BIRTH STORY PART 3: RECOVERY. Besides the general after-birth pains and recovery, I felt pretty good for the rest of the day after Jett was born. Then, the next morning I was asked by one of my nurses how I was feeling and I admitted that my headache and photosensitivity/visual disturbances (one of my main preeclampsia complaints) were back. The on call doctor came in and said that concerned her, and she was going to put me on 24 hours of magnesium sulfate. Preeclampsia is basically a serious blood pressure condition that can cause your organs to not work properly or shut down due to the blood in your arteries not flowing properly. My symptoms were possible warning signs that I was on my way to having a seizure or stroke. So the magnesium sulfate was prescribed to help the blood vessels in my brain to relax. I was told that for 24 hours, I wouldn’t be able to get out of my bed unless it was to go to the bathroom, which I would need a nurse’s help for. I also wasn’t allowed to be alone with my new baby. The doctor wanted to start me on it right away, so I didn’t even have time to take a shower. I barely had time to process what was happening when they came in to put my IV in. I was sooo bummed because I had just gotten my first IV taken out the day before (when I was first admitted they put the line in and then used it for my pitocin IV a couple of days later). I also kind of have a phobia of getting IVs put in, PLUS when they put my first IV line in they had a hard time finding a good vein (they didn’t even try my hand because they knew it would be too difficult) and put heat packs on my inner forearms to try and find a good one. But the nurse putting in my mag IV went right for a vein in my hand and I FREAKED out. I had probably one of the worst panic attacks of my life. Everything was suddenly just so overwhelming and I was already feeling so sorry I couldn’t take care of my sweet tiny baby. The first hour or two on the magnesium were pure hell and I felt like I was on fire (the dose they give you at first is double what you will be on for the rest of the 24 hours)... (continued in comments)
JETT’S BIRTH STORY PART 2: I was started on pito JETT’S BIRTH STORY PART 2: I was started on pitocin at midnight (Thursday - night three in the hospital) and my nurse told me hopefully we would have a baby the next day! I was so relieved, because I had quite a few moments of pure heartbreak and anxiety where I wept as I felt so bad (even though it wasn’t my fault I had preeclampsia) for “making” my baby come early, before he was ready, and also because it was taking so long. The next morning at 8:30 my doctor came in and checked me. I was dilated to a 3, which was enough for her to try to break my water. It hurt like hell but she got it. It did the trick and my contractions started picking up. I quickly got lost in them and I started not paying attention to what time it was. A few hours went by and those pitocin contractions were unlike anything I’ve ever felt. I told my nurse that I was starting to feel rectal pressure so she checked me. She told me I was still only a 6 or 7 (I honestly don’t remember which) and that he was still pretty high up. I felt so defeated. She could feel his head though and said that she could feel his hair! That made me cry. She tried reassuring me that she felt like I was going to go fast. I didn’t really believe her. Soon after, the contractions started getting EVEN WORSE and I was having a hard time breathing through them. My nurse wasn’t in the room, so I turned to Cristian and said, “do you think I should get the epidural?” He responded “I don’t know...” 😒 But once my nurse came back in he said to her, “so she’s wondering about that epidural.” I didn’t even care that my plan was to have an unmedicated birth (the whole experience was already night and day different from my home birth). She asked if I wanted some medicine in my IV (fentanyl) and I didn’t even hesitate. It started working almost immediately and helped me relax (it was almost blissful) between contractions. I felt like I was reaching transition and even told my nurse I felt like I maybe needed to push. She started getting the room ready and said my doctor was on her way. (I did need a little bit of oxygen but they took it out for pushing.) Things happened so fast! (Continued in comments)....
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