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When we told people that we were planning on using cloth diapers before Izzy was born, we got a lot of well meaning “advice” – people telling us to stock up on disposables, because we’re going to give up. We even got given some disposable diapers (along with formula and bottles, even though we planned [...]
When I was pregnant, I researched a *lot* about how to nurse in public discreetly. I figured I’m not going to be held up in the house for baby’s first year of life, so I’d better learn now how to nurse her in front of others without making everyone uncomfortable. By the end of pregnancy, [...]
… was totally full of it. I just wanted to post this, now that Izzy and I are getting to the easier stage of nursing, to give some hope to any new mommies out there. I know that hearing others having the same difficulties helped me get through the early troubles, so hopefully this will [...]
So, it has been more than two weeks since my last *real* blog post… I thought maybe it was fitting that today, I post my birth story. Tomorrow, Izzy will be two weeks old – nursing like a champ, wearing her cloth diapers at home, snuggling in her wrap carrier while we’re out… I feel [...]
I’d like to apologize to my loyal blog readers for not posting in the last week, but we had a surprise development with baby on Monday. I went into labor, and she was born early Tuesday morning. She is the sweetest thing in the world, so cute and cuddly… We’re having a lot of issues [...]
Okay, so every day now, I’m getting asked if the baby has popped yet – and every day, I cry a little more when I say NO. But as part of that journey, I’ve been told many, many ways I can naturally induce labor – from the standard “have sex” and “take long walks” to [...]
Dear Baby, Today, there are 16 days left until your due date. While we both know that doesn’t mean much, it does give mommy a date that she can look forward to while waiting for your arrival! There is so much love flowing in your house right now, I only wish you knew. Every day [...]
Have you ever had a moment when something pops into your brain, and it won’t go away? Something completely off the wall, out of no where, but so convincing that you can’t shake the thought? I had that last night, after a couple of contractions 20 minutes apart, and was up to pee for the [...]
So, I’m sitting here looking at my calendar – 36 weeks, as of tomorrow. Tomorrow, my prenatal records are going to be transferred to the hospital, and a week from tomorrow, she can come at any time and be born safely at home. Tomorrow is even our midwife home visit! I have finished washing all [...]
… hubbster is now looking for a new job. He didn’t lose his old one, but they’re being pretty lousy to him and it is about time for a change. Every week they threaten to fire him if he doesn’t ____insert random thing they want here____, this week they took away his First Aid Certification [...]
All of the preparation, the heartbreak of trying to conceive and infertility, the ultrasounds, the shopping, the cleaning, the classes, the planning… They’re all about to come to a head in the next month! It is exactly one month before my due date, as of today. The to-do list is drastically shorter than it was [...]
The thank you notes are done! Yay! I procrastinated so long on them, but it really wasn’t that hard. Now I just have to get a couple of addresses and mail them out! Next step is to wash all the baby clothes… A lot of it has already been washed, because it was all hand-me-downs [...]
