It’s official my favorite blue jeans no longer fit, not even with a belly band. But the sprout is growing! I’ve gained 8 pounds in the last month, making that 8 pounds total for the pregnancy. I’m starting to feel very well-rounded. I started doing some pregnancy meditations—“36 weekly practices for bonding with your [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Feb 07
Name Dropping
Before we found out the gender, we had a few names that were strong boy name contenders. Once we found out it was a boy, we chucked the list and let the flood gates of our creativity open wide. It was a lot of fun…at first.
We’d lay in bed, throwing out every random name [...]
Feb 05
What a Kick
Finally, last night, while I was soaking in the tub Spout (aka Marquis, aka Vercingetorix—more on this later) made his presence known. It wasn’t gas this time–for real! It was full on baby rumble time in my belly.
He kept it up for about 30 minutes. I haven’t felt any more today, but I’m really [...]
Feb 01
Bookshelf Banter: Baby Catcher
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent
Rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’m a little obsessed at the moment with reading birth stories. Honestly, I can’t get enough of them especially natural and home birth stories because I don’t know that many women personally who have given birth without medication. I am fascinated with [...]
