Who controls childbirth?
Mamas? Doctors? Insurance Companies? Read more here. Pushed Birth also has a great commentary on the article.
Albert & Rainer
Albert Camus (philosopher) and Rainer Maria Rilke (poet) write some of my most favorite things. Takes me back to when I almost minored in philosophy. I mean, how can you not love these words …Albert CamusBeauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should […]
Make Your Own Baby Legs
I found a pair of Baby Legs for $1.99 at a thrift store the other day … YEAH!But, I am determined to whip up a few of my own once I know the gender of this little bouncing baby inside my tum. You know, in my spare time as a new mama. Between baby naps […]
7 months {28 weeks}
The camera charger is lost, so this month we had to go with an iPhone snapshot … so much for symmetry in my whole month by month project. Oh well, part of being a mom I guess. Perfection is gone forever :)
Third Trimester Reality Check
Heaven’s to Betsy … we are in the third trimester! Yes, this is how the words “third trimester” make me feel. Here’s a little summary of what we’ve been up to: How far along? 28 weeks, 4 days How big is baby? 2 1/2 pounds (ish) Weight gain? Depending on the day, what I have […]
That Dad Dominic
My to-do list has been filled with things like … find crib bedding, send shower thank you notes and dream up more boy name options. Dominic has taken on a very different approach to preparing for baby. His list has been filled with things like … research crib recall and incorporate baby into our monthly […]
Feelin’ Moody on This Monday
Remember when I won the Moody Mama giveaway? The spoils have arrived! This is top number one. I added the skinny belt. Skinny belts are my new favorite thing. They make me feel like I still have a waist. Even though I don’t. Keep you eye out for top number two. It’s pink and plaid […]
I LOVE reading about how other mamas take very complex ideas and make them simple. Take Melissa from Dear Baby and her approach to making baby food. Very complex to think about home-making every bite your baby ingests … then again, very simple. Read her advice here!
Waterbirth Statistics
If this doesn’t affirm my excitement for a waterbirth I don’t know what will!Hip Chick Pregnancy Guide wrote …The following are some interesting statistics about waterbirthing. The women had shorter labors Cervical dilation was more efficient – 2.5 cm/hour compared with 1.25cm/hour for mothers who did not take advantage of water during their labors The […]
Blueberries for Baby … Next Year
We woke up this morning with grand plans to visit a u-pick blueberry farm. I wanted to get a batch to eat and a batch to freeze. So, I dressed in my sweetest blueberry outfit and off we went! Only to find out that our blueberry farm was “Closed for Ripening”. So, our trip has […]