My friend Elyse tried to warn me about the loads of laundry that accompany a baby. I thought I understood what she meant. What I didn’t realize was that I would be the main culprit! Sure my little guy soils his outfits from time to time, but it’s me that’s the main problem. All I…

The first three or four days of motherhood were complete euphoria. Despite two nights running without sleep I found myself energized and elated. There was nothing I wanted to do more than to hold and nurse my baby. Then the pains of breastfeeding set in and placed a damper on the whole experience. Why doesn’t…

If my baby is here in my arms, then what is in this pooch of a stomach?!

. . . what our little pregnancy tracker was going to say today if Scotland didn’t come. Apparently the creator didn’t realize women don’t always make their due date. Hopefully they’re still right though, ONe MORE day to go. In the mean time, no news is just no news. Sorry folks, nothing to report on…

The rest is up to you Ute. (a.k.a. uterus.)

Mitchell’s ice cream has the best frozen yogurt flavor right now- lemon frozen yogurt with black raspberry swirled through. Oh crave! If you haven’t tried it, you should. (Sorry non-locals!)

Tuesday nights are movie nights at our place. Last night we watched “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” It was a beautiful reminder of the sanctity of life and of the beauty of love and relationships. As the movie ended I found myself thinking about my love for Tom, so strong, deep, and constant. Tears…

As part of a birth plan exercise I filled out a form listing my choice of relaxation aids. I happily went through checking all sorts of delightful ideas: massages, loving words, classical music, aromatherapy, Popsicles, slow dancing, then I left it on Tom’s desk. He found it later the next day. He said he couldn’t…

For some reason this morning I feel a need to write up a bit about this pregnancy (as if I haven’t documented enough.) But as it winds to a close (hopefully soon) I feel the need to record what I will all too soon forget. Here’s a random list: -The last week and a half…