When the love for your newborn isn't instant, my personal update, something for aspiring doulas, and noticing patterns in labor

Dear Reader, I'm writing to you from the passenger seat of my Honda Odyssey. We're on our way to the destination for our third travel adventure in about 6 weeks. This time we're headed to Wisconsin for a family reunion of sorts with my husband's side of the family. This is way more travel than we normally do, for the record! I'm such a homebody, honestly, and though there are things I value about adventuring and experiencing life from other locations and with other loved ones, it drains me...