all good things must come to an end, i guess, but you can still be in denial about it for a long time if you want… ;)

you know that whole is this my last baby? thing and all the feelings and post-baby hormones that accompany it? i’ve been going through that, like, double time. aaand here we are…

one. year. later! how fast a year goes. not to mention 8!

basically anyone who knows me has, at some point during the bulk of the last decade, had to listen to me declare my undying love for my doctor. pregnancy is an extremely vulnerable time for a girl, but she has always managed to give me a boost of confidence with a smile and a laugh when i’ve needed it the most. she’s allowed me to make decisions here and there that i felt were best for me and my babies, even when they weren’t standard. also, she once told me i had rock star blood plasma, and hello, that is how every doctor should deliver good blood test results!!!??? haha. she’s a whole lot of positive energy packed into one little woman. i’ll never forget my first visit with her. i knew i’d hit the jackpot.

saturday, i witnessed sooo many others who felt the same. [impossible!!] i’m actually *not* the only one who cried upon receiving the letter that she would no longer be working as an ob/gyn! i was already feeling far too many unwelcome emotions about my third baby turning one and potentially being our last, and oh, man. it’s hard to imagine my pregnancy journeys with anyone else. for so many years, now, i’ve looked forward to my visits with her and her upbeat spirit, as she’s checked on my babies and calmed any of my concerns over witty anecdotes and warm words of encouragement. if you’ve ever been a worn out, hormonal pregnant gal, you know that’s such a gift.

but!! she’s off to become the first female chief medical officer at st. thomas midtown! [the hospital where my babies, me, my siblings, and my husband were all born!!] which is really incredible. i’m so proud and so thankful to have been one of her people.

when others ask if we’re going to have a fourth baby, and i say, “well, my doctor doesn’t deliver babies anymore, sooo…” and they look at me like i’m crazy, ha… at least there’s a whole slew of ladies who i know totally get it! she’s one of a kind.

i could go on and on but that would just get embarrassing. 🙂 we love you, dr. schlechter!! congrats, and thank you and all of @womenobnashville for everything!

ps. anyone looking for a doc or midwife, they’re amazing over there! also, those amazing balloons were vroom vroom balloon, and the event held in honor of dr. schlechter was diaper wrapping with nashville diaper connection!