Fat babies are cute…right?

Ok…starting to panic.  We just got back from our ultrasound exam and non-stress test #2.  Baby's still healthy & content to stay in my belly…but she is FAT!  We're happy that they confirmed she is indeed a girl (which is a relief cuz all her clothes are already pink), but the ultrasound tech also informed […]

The non-stress test

Ok, don't panic.  It's been 40 weeks plus a day, the due date (which was yesterday)has come and gone…and still no baby!!!  Aarrggghhh!  Seriously, I'm flattered that she likes me so much, but enough already!  Do I need to send an eviction notice?  GET OUT!!!  Was I not clear?  Did she miss that Next Steps […]

150-what?

This month's update: It is now officially hot!  I've been a walking oven for a few months now, but with this "warm front" we've been having I am one large (large being the operative word) uncomfortable sweaty prego.  Sounds attractive, I know.  What I wouldn't give for an icy bellini…*sigh* It's been 38 weeks and […]

Celebrate the Woman Pregnant

a woman pregnant, I long to be seen belly protruding, life invisibly visible squirming inside I want to be seen honored, revered, Exalted not as my person, but as the Miracle itself of life begetting life of human birth Celebrate the woman pregnant don't set her aside nor cast her off as disabled, or ever […]

My #1 Fan

Top 10 Ways my husband shows me he LOVES me: 10: He wakes me up in the morning by giving me a kiss. 9: He does the "man chores" around the house plus the dishes, the laundry, and the all household cleaning. (What do I do?  I'm in charge of emptying out the dishwasher when […]

No Pain, no gain?

EVERYTHING HURTS!!! I'm 30 weeks and 3 days pregnant…and ready to evict this girl from my belly.  My back aches, my ribs ache, my legs ache, my boobs ache, my ankles ache, my shoulders ache…I don't think there's any part of me that doesn't ache. *sigh* Not only does everything hurt, but I have officially […]