Laura’s desire to be a mother didn’t start when she got married. It started when she was a toddler, feeding bottles of milk to her dolls before rocking them to sleep.
That little girl grew up, got married, and finished...
How many kids do you have?
When will you have your next?
Oh good, you got your girl - you can be done now, right?
Do any of these questions sound familiar? In my experience, this line of questioning is all too...
On January 26, 2011, I found myself sitting at my desk for over an hour, trying not to stare at the phone. What is it they say? "A watched pot never boils?" I had told them to call me...
I used to joke that I wished I could have my pap smear more than once a year because I missed my midwife.
After going through a pregnancy, a dramatic delivery experience and then a miscarriage, I'm pretty sure I...
Remember that time that we were having a baby, selling our house, leaving our amazing jobs, leaving an amazing town, moving back "home" three hours away, finding new jobs, and buying a new house?
I do. It's now. As in,...
Yesterday, we spent a whole day in the room where she’ll sleep.
At one point, I actually managed to wrangle all three of my wriggly worms to some sort of order across my diminishing lap - and in this millisecond...
SCALE is a dirty word in our house right now. Weight is not discussed. I'd love to be able to say that I've never been one to demonize or idolize a certain number on the scale, but that just...
My husband is disappointed in my pregnancy. Okay, not really ... he is actually very supportive, but he did have some expectations about my pregnancy that didn't quite pan out.
1. Ice cream cravings. He was CERTAIN that after I got pregnant, I...
I’m two-thirds cooked these days.
Two-thirds round and waddling, two-thirds wheezing and pausing, two-thirds rotund and awkward. It really is a monumental occasion reaching this third trimester mark, one I have certainly not passed up celebrating. I may have treated...
In honor of the much-loved - or greatly despised - Valentine's Day, I thought I would share with my fellow moms the joys of how marital love has played out for this pregnant woman. When you're pregnant, often times...
Abs! To do - or not to do - while pregnant? There is a big misconception out there that you shouldn't work your abdominal muscles while pregnant. While it is true that in your second and third trimester you...
I've officially popped this month. It's kind of an inaugural moment, really - the moment when the belly extends beyond the point of "perhaps she enjoyed some extra helpings at her holiday dinners" and into the region of bumping...
I rose to a beautiful bouquet of flowers nestled next to my bed, my husband presenting a tray of my favorite organic breakfast foods, my three children as the peaceful audience to this loving tribute. We shared a steamy...
I delivered our first son on Halloween, the day AFTER his due date. I had been dilated to a 3 for weeks and the doctor was sure that I would deliver a good two weeks early. (Side note: If...
when i went to bed on August 6th, 2011, i did so anticipating the lovely baby shower in my honor that i would attend the next day.
when i went to bed on August 6th, 2011, i did so feeling...
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