pregnancy

A Midwife’s Perspective: Labor and Birth in the Water

I thoroughly enjoyed this narrative by Jill Cohen, a midwife from the Pacific Northwest. I loved this part of her reflection … For me, the rewards of using water in labor and birth is summed up in that magic sound of relief in a woman’s moan as she enters the warm water, and the magic […]

Practical?

Baby gadgets are the bain of my existence. But this one by Fisher Price seems kind of practical … do you agree? I like the idea that we can convert it for different stages of baby’s life. Welcome to my registry EZ Bundle 4-in-1 Baby System :)

1986 Bump

Mom and I found a fabulous photo album of her pregnancy pictures as well as the journal she kept while expecting me. Trust, storage held some marvelous treasures such as this. Who would have thought I’d be blogging 24 years later about my pregnancy … you know, an online journal. I’m sure she would have […]

25(ish) Week Appointment

So, this is a week late which means I might not remember much, but hey … I’m doing my best to keep up with this whole pregnancy journal thing :)Last Monday was our 25(ish) week appointment at Andaluz. We met with Lucina and her apprentice, Lindsey who will both be attending our birth. Lucina is […]

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Bradley Birth Class

Last week we started our Bradley Method birth class. For quite some time I debated between taking a class and not taking a class. In the end, (being the educational nut I am) I decided a class was worth our time. Fit Pregnancy recently posted an article titled, Cutting Class. Seems I am in the […]

Kickin’ Like Crazy

Baby has been kicking around for quite some time now. I think I felt the first flutters around 16 weeks. Now, baby has quite the legs and is kicking like crazy! In honor of the World Cup, Dominic felt our little one’s movement for the first time last week (at 24 weeks). Baby must have […]

I’ll be stylin’

Trina over at Look at the Birds hosted a Moody Mamas giveaway last week. On a whim, I entered. Remember my obsession with Moody Mamas?Well, since I’m a budgeting kind of girl most of my maternity clothes have come from hand-me-downs, Target, garage sales and Value Village. But still, I lust over Moody Mamas/Nordstrom on […]

This move has left me with 2 thoughts … Stuff is a bother. Opening boxes of “Misc.” is frustrating. Who needs “Misc.” in their life? On many occasions I was tempted to just move the whole box into the garage sale pile. But then I’d stop, “What if there was a treasure stuffed inside?” Alas, […]

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Baby Bets

Have you had a chance to place your bet on baby’s gender, birthday, weight and height? If not, it isn’t too late! Join the fun at …

Getting Ready to Flip

My dear friend, Mallory, gave me a gift certificate to Simple Cloth at my baby shower last week. This weekend I spent it (better to spend than misplace is my gift certificate philsophy) on a Flip Day Pack which consists of 2 covers and 6 stay-dry inserts. Thank you, Mallory!!!Joanna over at Baby Gator’s Den […]