From the moment last April when I shocked the crap out of myself with a positive pregnancy test, everything about my second pregnancy was different from my first. This fact was especially apparent during the last few weeks of the pregnancy. I had given birth to my first at 37 weeks, 6 days and expected to
Tag: childbirth
Since the moment I discovered I was pregnant 15 months ago, life has been full of surprises, both amazing and… less amazing. I could write volumes on this topic, but I narrowed it down to my top 8 for your consideration. I am in no way trying to say that this list encompasses the most shocking
My second “baby” turned two years old the other day. At this point in my parenting adventures, as I get further away from the last time I gave birth, I’m getting fewer questions about my homebirth experiences. But every so often, the topic does come up. I recently had bloodwork done, which I absolutely
The two sisters referenced in the title are not actually sisters. One woman is my younger sister; the other is my DH’s younger sister, so my sister-in-law. Both are in their early 30s. And that’s about where the similarities end. My sister is planning a wedding for next year, and moved to the other
If I had a nickel for every time my husband and I turned to each other and said, “We are never doing this again,” then I could probably afford to buy myself a one-way ticket back out of Crazy Town. It’s not that our daughter is horrible or we hate being parents – on the
Just recently, I was finally able to finish reading the book, The Red Tent after starting and stopping it several times. Must have had something to do with having a child and working full-time. Anyway, part of the book documents what life was like after women gave birth in ancient times. Apparently, they were waited