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And, the winner for the greatest question of all, goes to…

Yesterday, when I wrote about questions, I mistakenly left out the most fantasticallyawful question of all. Let me set the scene for you: It was my birthday. I was 39 weeks pregnant. My belly was so large under my tank-top that someone described my shirt as having to "work really hard". Put it this way: I was giving Baby Housman a ...

Hot Shots, Part Deux

Yesterday, my daughter had her 4-month-old check-up. This meant getting her weight, measuring the circumference of her head, having the doctors and nurses ooh and ahh over her cuteness, and, of course shots. Now, I went into the appointment feeling like an old pro. We had been through this before. Except, this time, it was a different nurse. So, when I asked her if she ...

One Year Ago, Part 3

Tonight, as we placed the baby in her crib, and she stroked her own full, delicious cheeks with her tiny delicious hands, I couldn't help but to realize that she was wearing a very special nightgown; This gown was the very first anything that my husband and I bought for the baby. It is butter soft, and filled with ...

One Year Ago, Part 1

One year ago, I peed on one little stick, and two little lines appeared. I was pregnant. Easy peasy. Except, not. One year ago, my husband and I packed for the shore. I tucked a box of E.P.T.s in with my u.n.d.i.e.s, because I hadn't been feeling quite right. I had been having dizzy spells, and extreme fatigue, and there were two very specific parts ...

A Baby Story, Chapter 5: A Happy Ending

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D-day had arrived. Or, should I say, D-night. D-night, as in due night. D night as in delivery night. D night as in “Do you think I can really do this? With no drugs?” D is for drug free, don’t you know. My water was broken, My contractions were steady, My IV was in, It was, Actually, Really, Truly, No doubt about it, Happening. Yet, still, there were ...

While I was pregnant, I…

used my belly as a tray table learned all about the linea negra got a prenatal massage wouldn't let the man at the nail salon massage me, anywhere was put on bed rest read a few too many books written by celebrities saw my daughter's heart beating heard my daughter's heart beating felt my heart skip a beat ate Thanksgiving dinner, several times ate my ...

Take a look at what was peaking out of the baby's play mat this afternoon. Another feather. Someone is around. I hope they are enjoying this precious ride.

Look at what I found, peaking out of the fabric on my daughter's changing table, this evening. If you have been reading my stories, you know what feathers mean to me. I miss you, too.

a pregnant pause

This morning, as I rifled through my freezer, I was hit with a memory. It was almost exactly a year ago that I was doing the same freezer-shuffle at breakfast time. Now, this time, I was only going in to retrieve some ice for an almond milk breakfast smoothie (and no, it's not yummier than it sounds, ...