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Look What We Made!
The past few days have been a whirlwind of surprises and excitement as we welcomed the early, unexpected arrival of Baby Gracie. Thank you all for your emails, comments, FB messages, and Tweets…
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Anger is As Anger Does
I have a confession. I get angry. It’s my default emotion. Whenever something is off, whenever I feel anything other than normal, I default to anger. Yell now, ask questions later. Maybe I’m…
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Finishing Touches
We are two weeks away from Gracie’s arrival and I think the nursery is finally done. I had been feeling a little bit like the room wasn’t quiiiiiiite done yet, but couldn’t put…
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Sunshine and Showers
This past weekend, my friend Sarah threw me a lovely baby brunch in honor of Miss Gracie. It was absolutely lovely and I felt so special – just like any good shower should…
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Pregnant Lists
THINGS I LIKE TO EAT: – Swiss Cake Rolls – Salads – Cheese – Chocolate milk (currently my favorite) – Dr. Pepper – Bananas THINGS I DON’T LIKE TO EAT: – Most meat…
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My OB and Me
On Tuesday during my first period class, I had the biggest contraction I’ve ever had. I was in the middle of teaching and it literally took my breath away. It lasted a few…
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Packing the Hospital Bag for Mommy
A couple days ago, I posted on Bean’s page about what all I’m packing in Gracie’s hospital bag. I had a ton of requests to do a similar post on what I’m packing…
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Packed and Ready to Roll
This weekend I packed Gracie’s hospital bag. And then I jumped up and down and squealed because I was so excited. (That’s a true story, by the way…) When I packed Bean’s bag,…
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Who’s Paying for This Kid?
First, I’m going to apologize to those of you who tune in to my blog for things other than childbearing and child-rearing because those seem to be the hot topics here lately. But…
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Why I Chose Not to Breastfeed
I blogged about our decision to not breastfeed when I was pregnant with Bean and I hated doing it then. Just like I hate doing it now. Man, do I avoid this topic…
