My name is Jessica Britnell and I’m excited to tell you a little bit about me! I am very in love with Jonathan, my husband of 9 years. We are both from Pensacola, FL and moved to Austin 5 years ago. We LOVE music and almost always have something fun playing in the house (and classical- or Civil Wars in the car!) I turned 30 this year but that was slightly overshadowed by caring for my high maintenance daughter Laina Vogue - now 14 months old. She is so fun and so challenging all at the same time! I’m a nurse and previously worked in ICU and as a Transplant Coordinator, but currently work 1 day a week and spend the rest of my time with sweet Laina.
Our first year as parents was full of adventure but definitely wasn’t easy. My water broke early at 35.5 weeks and this breech baby was coming. I had minor complications from delivery, but Laina wasn’t quite ready for unmonitored life and spent a few weeks in the NICU (one of the hardest times in my life). After we finally brought her home she became colicky and screamed what seemed like 25 hrs a day. On top of that, she wasn’t effectively nursing and we started our uphill breastfeeding journey. After months of hard work, weight checks, lots of pumping, and trusting God we finally had a somewhat “normal” nursing rhythm. And I’m thankful for all of it - I still love nursing her now!
I learned a lot about parenthood this past year, but I feel like I’ve learned even more about myself. I am excited to share how God showed me that I couldn’t change Laina, so I had to change my own perspective and through that realization I was able to have one of the best years of my life! I truly love and enjoy being her mom and love supporting other moms as we go through this journey together!
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