Category Archives: pregnancy
Not to be read with your morning coffee.
Posted by in Pollywog, pregnancy
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I have been sicker this pregnancy than I was with either of the girls, by about 3000%. Don’t get me wrong; I threw up off and on with the girls, unlike my sister, who never threw up even once with … Continue reading
Lost and found. |
After telling the story twice this week, and finding myself in tears both times, I realized I have never written out exactly what happened early in Ella’s pregnancy. I’ve skirted around it, because truthfully, 4 years later, it still is … Continue reading
Birth Survey
Posted by in birth, links to good stuff, Motherhood, pregnancy
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If you’ve given birth in the last three years, please consider taking the survey. The survey is exceptionally detailed, so it took me a while, but you can save and return to it as you have time. I am impressed … Continue reading
6 months down, 210 more to go.
Posted by in birth, Cricket, pregnancy
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Alice turned 6 months old yesterday, and I woke up inspired to make Alice a video of me telling her her birth story, rather than rewrite it all out. Cute idea, right? Well, I hadn’t had my coffee yet, so … Continue reading
Today
Posted by in Cricket, Ella, Motherhood, pregnancy
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I Wear My Stretchmarks Like Tattoos to show I am a woman whose belly has billowed a mainsail on a pirate ship on its way to treasure a queen-size-bed topsheet on a new clothesilne in March they make silver parantheses … Continue reading
Crazy logic.
Posted by in Motherhood, pregnancy, Tom
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Recently in our kitchen: Me: Slamming around pots and pans, mad that I have to EAT to survive. Tom: “What’s your malfunction?” Me: “I don’t freaking know. I just feel mad. Gahhhhhh I just want food in my mouth right … Continue reading
We had our last ‘official’ meeting with Cathy the midwife the other day, and she brought by the sweetest little book for Alice. It’s this book from WA paper-cut artist Nikki McClure, and in a quick google search of her … Continue reading
Because if I didn't post, you would assume I was in labor.
Posted by in birth, crafty, Cricket, pregnancy
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The second best thing about being overdue? Having an excuse to tell your very proper inlaws to “Shut up”. I’ve slipped twice in the last few days when they have called “Just to see…” and once even started the phrase … Continue reading
The 'Estimated' in Estimated Due Date is the redheaded stepchild of birth talk…
Posted by in birth, Motherhood, pregnancy
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Happy Due date to me, I wish I lived in a tree, because monkey’s don’t know, when they are due. (I can’t be bothered to rhyme. Give me a break.) Today I am meditating (in between keeping Ella out of … Continue reading
Nablopomoslowkoho? |
Well kids, we survived NaBloPoMo, and in the process.. well, nothing really. No after school special moral to be found here, except maybe that quality is a better goal than quantity. One of my goals with writing every day of … Continue reading