So we made it to day 5 of my favorite things!! Have you enjoyed them so far? Here’s a recap of this week’s posts in case you missed them. Day 1:: The Baby Wrap Day 2:: How to Avoid Showing Boob Day 3:: Gross Things You’ll Do as a Parent Day 3:: So You’ve Got…
Has anyone here read my bio? *crickets* Ok, for those of you who haven’t gotten to it yet, you’ll see that I was not born or bred up here in hippie land. I did not come from particularly “green” stock and while I was raised to recycle and conserve water, that’s about as green and…
When you are pregnant for the first time, you might sit there in that glider you purchased… with the fabric that matches the bedding, that matches the perfectly stenciled walls… and rub your belly, picturing those blissful days of babyhood that are to come. Celebrating every milestone with a hazy montage in your mind’s eye….
So you’re pregnant and navigating the crazy world that is prenatal information. You’re learning that your child is currently the size of a gummy bear (or a lime, or a pineapple), that you might eventually grow skin tags or have heartburn, that you will only continue to get bigger. Not to mention the fact that…
So yeah, you all see how the first part of the day had gone… so imagine how amped up I was at this point. The goal then was to caaaalm down and try and get into the mindset that yup, there was really going to be a baby at some point soon. The hubby and…
So by December 21st, the supposed ” end of the world “, I was freakin’ OVER IT. I was super pregnant, 40 weeks and 5 days late and if you had been following my Facebook feed, or had turned it off in annoyance by that point, you know that I was ready to have a…
Introducing … Miss Abigail Hay aka “Abby”, Abby Cadabby”, “Peanut”, “Peanut butter”, “Peanut brittle” ,”Little Bit” and “Jaws” All 7 pounds 6 ounces of her was born on December 21st, making her my Winter Solstice Baby, a HELLUVA lot smaller than her brother was and 3 weeks old tomorrow. I must be living in a…
Procreator Beware: The Survival List Did you happen to notice that picture of the poor woman having her postpartum uterus pummeled by fighting children? That is me, just after giving birth to my fifth baby. When I tell pregnant or adopting people that they have no idea what they are in for, I’m not joking….
While I’m out dealing with a newborn and a three year old (OMG!!) the amazing Heather from Cheeky Woman has agreed to write a little something for me. As a mom of three, with two boys and a super-adorable little girl, she had a great perspective for me on what it’s like to have a…
