Diaries of a First Time Mom: What No One Tells You About the First Year

No one prepares you for how much the first year of motherhood asks of you. The physical recovery. The emotional weight. The constant advocating. The pressure to perform, return, and pretend you are unchanged. This is my diary of becoming a first time mom. A year that tested my body, my marriage, my career, and my identity, and ultimately refined me in ways I did not expect.