October 2009
35 posts
Can i ask a teeny favor?
See that little brown button on the right of my homepage that says “top baby blogs”
Will you click that button for me?
I don’t win any fancy prizes - but the more folks that click that button, the higher I go in the rankings on Topbabyblogs.com and it’s a great way to find new readers for my blog and connect with other expectant moms.
I sure am needy here lately...
Ten things I never thought about before becoming...
1. Saying goodbye to red wine, sushi, caffiene, raw cookie dough, sunny side up eggs, riding on the back of my husband’s motorcycle, and my waistline.
2. Baby bottles have different nipple sizes?
3. The many different kinds of childbirth classes - the Bradley Method, the Morgan Method, Lamaze, The McMoyler Method, the list goes on….
4. A doula. We just hired one and we are SO...
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Update on Thebump.com contest
Well ladies and gentlemen, I didn’t make it into the best overall blog category for thebump.com - but it was most certainly a valiant effort on the part of all of you who took the time to vote and spread the word. (The tumblr community had me in awe with the number of reblogs from my post!) I am constantly astounded by the love and support I have received since starting this blog. Having a...
Me: (Rubbing my belly and making a scrunched face) eeeeeekkk!
Brent: What? Are you having a Bradley Hacks Constriction?
Me: (Laughing uncontrollably) It's called Braxton Hicks Contractions, baby.
I think all of this pregnancy lingo is running together for my dear husband!
Things we did in preparation. Week 27.
We’ve been checking things off our list of baby to-dos little by little this week. Here’s a peek at what we’ve been up to:
1.
Did a little belly comparing with Natasha. We’re bound and determined to take as many of these pictures as possible so the girls will have them too look back on one day.
2.
Brent painted the nursery the most beautiful shade of lavender. We went...
The Subject: Diaper Bags
The Requirements: Stylish, large, and lots of room to cram bottles, toys, diapers, and a random assortment of baby clothing, accessories, and things I haven’t even thought of yet.
The Contenders:
The Storksak Gigi, Nylon Satin with leather details, $198 - Featuring a removable thermo-insulated bottle holder which will keep fluids hot or cold for five hours. Padded changing mat, key-ring...
Damn you Swine Flu
Before I was pregnant I’d eat anything that came off a street cart without a second thought, I confidently held the metal bars of the MUNI bus with both hands, germs were … ehhhh whatever in my book.
And then I found myself solely responsible for growing this little bean into a fully functioning human being and suddenly I’m suspicious of the sanitation grades in every...
