I was really nervous about Olive’s c-section- more so than the other two. In part, because I had a particularly rough time with Milo’s c-section. I experienced one long, continuous panic attack on the OR table with him, and I was so loopy and nauseated from the drugs that I didn’t even want to even […]
I think it’s important that children see their parents apologizing to them, admitting they were wrong or out of line. I can still remember numerous times as a child when my mom or dad would come to me, one-on-one, and ask for my forgiveness. One time when I was in the third grade, my […]
I’m an only child. Sometimes I hate it. Sometimes I love it. But I always knew that when it came time for me to have my own family, it was going to be big. And then, practicality set in. Morning sickness was hard. Post-partum depression was even harder. Preschool tuition is sobering, and let’s not […]
Almost all women have been there at one point in time or the other. Some have been there more times than they’d like, and it’s an all too familiar, torturous place. In many cases, it’s planned and meticulously calculated. Other times, a woman realizes her math skills were a bit off or perhaps there was […]
I didn’t want to write this post, for many reasons. But someone once said, “when in torment, document.” Someone also once said, “everything happens for a reason.” But I have to say, I’m pretty glad that person isn’t standing right in front of me right now, otherwise I might consider punching them. (Okay, maybe not. […]
Watch any old black and white movie when a woman is about to give birth, and there is that inevitable bimbo (usually the father-to-be) running around yelling for someone to “get hot water, get hot water.” And my question has always been, “what on earth for??” I realize there’s probably a valid answer for this […]
I have a confession: I hate the month of January. Always have. So what- it’s cold and it snows. Big deal. Christmas isn’t for another 11 months so there’s no sense in getting excited about snow anymore. And the Christmas cards that once filled the mailbox have now been replaced with Christmas BILLS. (I’m convinced […]
This list will probably vary greatly from one woman to the next. And by the time I reach 7 months, there will be a whole new set of things to add to it. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve begun keeping a mental checklist of things that shouldn’t be attempted at this stage in […]
I was running some errands earlier today and one of the featured “Friday Flashback” songs came on- “Bootylicious” from Destiny’s Child’s Survivor Album (and since when 2004 became a “flashback,” I have no idea. 6 whole years ago. What a stretch.) Anyhoo, I was instantly taken back to my single, clubbing days- drink in hand, […]
I have decided, there are few things that can leave a marriage as divided as the process of naming your unborn child, probably ranking second only to finances. Some couples get lucky and come away unscathed, landing on a name almost immediately (and although this was the case when we picked Ella’s name, I think […]
The Bug, the Bean {&the Bump} 