Pregnancy

  • For Sentimental Reasons

    As my due date gets closer and closer (April 4, by the way…), I find myself getting a little sentimental about my Bean Man.  I think it’s the idea that soon it won’t…

  • Scenes from My Couch

      Flowers my sweet sister-in-law brought me I’ve been couch-sittin’ for the past week to help my back get stronger so that I can finish out the last three weeks of work before…

  • Yard Sale

    This past weekend, we had a big yard sale.  I’ve been collecting stuff in our garage for the past 5 months and finally the stars aligned (meaning Chris was home, I was feeling…

  • The End of My Beloved’s Rope

    I’m one week shy of being eight months pregnant. My back has gone out twice. I’m tired. I’m cranky. I’m usually half covered in chocolate ice cream smudges. In short, I’m not at…

  • Down for the Count

    Remember that time I went to my sister’s wedding and two days before the wedding, I ended up in the hospital? That whole weird episode turned out to be a spasm in my…

  • Sneaky Peaky, #2

    When I found out I was having a boy when I was pregnant with Bean, I think I had his entire nursery decorated in about 24 hours.  I bought anything blue and sports…

  • Coping

    They say that when you’re pregnant, your dogs can sense that something is up.  With Bean, this was true.  Lucy and Molly stayed closer to me, were quieter, and were gentler during my…

  • Don’t Mess With the Nest

    I’m 30 weeks pregnant today.  Which means I’m 10 weeks away from having this baby girl.  Which means I’m entering my third trimester.  Which means I’m nesting like a giant, puffy, round bird.…

  • Pregnant Groceries

    I ran into the grocery store on my way home from work today. (Side note:  By “running into the grocery store” I mean I circled the lot three times to find a parking…