Whether this is your first or, um, fifth, those two little lines can come as quite a shock. A happy surprise, a much-prayed for addition, or an Are Your Kidding Me?! aside, it’s time to grow a baby. So now what? One of the amazing, miracle aspects of pregnancy is that there’s a lot we [...]
***I know and love many beautiful, generous, small families, and truly… family size has nothing to do with family quality. I also know some of you are in the throes of infertility and/or miscarriage or other health issues and would give anything to walk in my shoes. I know, because I’ve been there. Please understand, [...]
Oh, I am so not alone! Must be something in the air, because when I posted our news a couple weeks ago, many of you chimed in with your own happy announcements of pregnancies and new babies. Congratulations! I’m hoping that once the second trimester energy gives me a little boost (it will find me, [...]
So. I’m not at Blissdom this year. If you’re not a blogger, that likely means nothing to you, but I’m missing out. Big time. I even bought a ticket in October, but sold it when I knew that nausea and traveling wouldn’t mix. That I wouldn’t get my 4 hour nap on the weekend. That [...]
I’ll admit it. The first time I’d even heard the word doula was during our Bradley Method classes before the birth of our first baby. At the time, my husband and I were rather certain we wanted to handle natural labor and delivery on our own. We make a great team, and thankfully everything went [...]
