According to my mother, I was born 9 days late, which is exactly how late little Reed is today. At this point, I’m having contractions 24 hours a day, some extremely painful and lengthy, others more mild. Often, they develop a pattern — coming every 10 or 7 minutes — and just when we think [...]
For my first week home, I wasn’t feeling impatient about the baby coming in the least. I enjoyed spending time with Adam, going out for lunches and dinners, and just getting some R&R before the big day. In fact, part of me was relieved that the baby hadn’t come, because I wanted that time with [...]
So, in my last post, I mentioned my colleague and friend, Toni, who was due to deliver 9 days before me. She lives about an hour north of us, so the odds of my running into her randomly are slim to nil. At the spur of the moment around 3pm yesterday, Adam and I decided [...]
Continue reading about “Baby chicken” and crazy coincidences
So, today is my due date, or at least that’s what I’m told. The fact is, my uterus isn’t exactly equipped with a calendar, and even if it was, I’m guessing that Reed can’t read yet (though Adam was reading at 3, so nothing would surprise me with his genius genes in this munchkin). Given [...]
I’m happily over the stomach bug from hell, but am definitely at the point in this pregnancy where I’m pretty much uncomfortable all the time. It’s become hard to do most of the things I’d taken for granted in the past, like picking stuff up off the floor, eating a full meal, walking without pain, [...]
Continue reading about So, we’re really having this baby, huh?
For the past three days, I’ve barely gotten out of bed. I’ve had either the worst stomach virus or the worst case of food poisoning I’ve had in my entire life. Late Saturday night I actually ended up in the ER because I couldn’t keep fluids down, my pulse was racing and I was worried [...]
I can’t believe we’re less then 8 weeks away from my due date. It’s CRAZY! I was so ahead of the game in terms of baby preparations at one point, but have definitely fallen behind since getting into the third trimester. I knew I’d need to slow down by this point, but I’m shocked by [...]
In addition to a traditional childbirth class, Adam and I are also taking Hypnobirthing. While I wasn’t sure it would really do much for me, taking this class has been the best decision I’ve made so far during this pregnancy. I honestly didn’t think I’d be able to relax my mind enough for it to [...]
I have been accused by many readers of not contributing heavily to our personal blog. What? Why… I never!
Actually, it is probably true. I’ve got dozens of lame excuses, but the reality is I’m just not as expressive as Meredith.
With a new baby on the way, I think Meredith was hoping it would cause [...]
I was talking to my dad recently and he told me that he and my mom had never really talked about what sort of parents they wanted to be when my brother and I were born (which explains a lot since he and my mother were rarely on the same page when it came to [...]
