I don’t think I’m ever really completely asleep now, my mind is fully set to baby and I can wake up right before a cry starts. The little cries seem to linger elusively in my mind, like the feeling of being on a boat, or […]
Labor feels like forever ago but we still can’t believe we have her. And while everything can be on the verge of falling apart at anytime, when it’s good, it’s so good that you forget it ever wasn’t. The newborn world is all a very […]
Happy Birthday, hun! I started to tell The Husband labor was on, but just began sobbing instead. Geeze pregnancy has made me so emotional. 5am on her due date, (The Husbands birthday) contractions woke me out of bed. Even though less then 5% of […]
End of the 3rd trimester and in flow the daily calls and texts of wonder on baby’s arrival. Everything tells you to prepare at least 2 weeks early in case baby comes before the alleged due date, but all I found that did was give […]
Month 1 Selling some items on craigslist, which I often do, I’d agreed to deliver a bed frame to a family not too far from our house. We set a time and they gave me the address, but it wasn’t until the next afternoon, I remembered […]
You would think the biggest concern of flying would be going into labor and not having a doctor on board, or not being able to make an emergency landing to get help. However the more likely concerns are blood clots and dehydration. Being pregnant puts […]
It is easy how quickly we can forget what seemed like our whole world in the moment. I am trying to take some note of this journey that brings us beautiful little Fynlie Autumn, as it really does go so fast, and you want to […]
It’s a b…..aby! I love surprises and, right now, am totally content with not knowing, but the husband wants to know. Since I get pretty much all the “firsts” carrying the baby, I didn’t want to deprive him of a” first” if he wanted one. […]
Once my snow pants were not even pretending to stay snapped, and I found myself holding my breath to bend over and tighten my bindings, we decided snowboarding season was probably over for me. I needed a new activity. The RV resort was closing the […]
Your Moms will swear by plain crackers and gingerale, “keep some saltines by your bed and nibble one before you even sit up in the morning”, they’ll say. That’s fine advice, but not very exciting, and when you don’t feel good, you deserve something exciting! […]
