Can you tell I'm into the Christmas spirit already? I love Christmas and this year I'm forced to be uber-organized, so I have everything ready and it's December 1st. Trust me, I've never at this point had my cards mailed, decorations up, shopping (mostly) done, and a almost all of my presents ...
Pregnancy
My pregnancy: 35 weeks
I distinctly remember back in the summer months wishing the weeks of my pregnancy away. Now I'm ready to slow them down, just a little bit. Each week seems to fly by and I can't help but feel I could use a little more time. In true pregnant woman fashion, I simultaneously am so very excited to ...
My pregnancy: 34 weeks
This is really happening. In 6 short weeks, give or take, our little family of three is going to expand to a family of four. My emotions range from overwhelming excitement and joy to complete anxiety. Mostly, I am 100% grateful that God blessed me with this pregnancy and am trying to enjoy the ...
My pregnancy: 33 weeks
I look like I'm in pain in the picture this week, but I'm not. The countdown is definitely on, though. 33 weeks down, 7 weeks to go. Meghan was a week early, so who knows. This baby could be coming in 6 weeks. Either way, in a very short time a brand new life is going to be brought into the ...
My pregnancy: week 32
I checked and double checked my calendar--I am in fact in week 32 of my pregnancy. (After last week's mix up, I can never be too sure.) October is almost gone. In a few more days Halloween will be done, then it's Thanksgiving in a few short weeks, and then....Christmas! Christmas means baby ...
My pregnancy: 31 weeks (take 2!)
Welcome to my pregnancy update, Groundhog Day edition. Do any of my astute readers notice anything eerily similar this week to last's weeks update? Anyone? That's right. I'm 31 weeks pregnant this week. Last week, I was not 31 weeks pregnant. The week before that I was not 30 weeks pregnant. ...
My pregnancy: 31 weeks
I'm sorry for the late update this week. When you're a mom, you never know what the day is going to bring and sometimes the best laid plans don't work out. I'll get right to it since I know you are all just hanging on the edge of your seat to see how I'm doing, right? (I hope my light-hearted, ...
My birth plan
When I was pregnant with Meghan, although I'd heard the term "birth plan", it wasn't something I thought I needed. The only thing I was really adamant about was breastfeeding as soon as possible after the birth, and that was already the policy at the hospital where I was delivering. I feel more ...
My pregnancy: 30 weeks
This week I said good-bye to my 20's and hello to the 30's. No, not my age, that happened a few years ago. My pregnancy weeks! I'm 30 weeks along, which means there's only 10 weeks until my due date. For those of you who are obsessive about getting your shopping done early, that means there are ...
Meghan’s birth story-part 2
You can read part 1 of Meghan's birth story here. After being told I'd likely be sent home, there was an air of disappointment in the Triage Room. Was it false labor? Had I endured contractions for the last 12 hours for merely practice? Or was this just the beginning of a very long labor? A ...
Meghan’s birth story-part 1
The main reason I'm writing this is because I will discuss my birth plan for Baby Bean in my next pregnancy update. Those details will make more sense in the context of my experience with giving birth to Meghan. Another reason, perhaps just as important, is that every birth is a story worth ...
My pregnancy: 27 & 28 weeks
First, I'd like to apologize for the pictures today. If I'm going to post pictures of myself and publish them on the Internet, you'd think I could at least make myself look a little more presentable. This was taken last night, just before bed, when I realized Tim wouldn't be home at all today and ...