December 2009
44 posts
How to go into labor in 15 easy steps.
Now I know I’m still on the early end of the whole “The baby could come any minute now” timeframe - but when you’re sitting around with a fully cooked human being inside of you, the urge to move things along grows stronger by the day. And if you think my desires to have this child are bad, you should see my husband - He literally cheers at every contraction, has had several...
Baby Name of the Week: Everleigh →
I’ve become smitten with the blog I Heart Baby - not only is it full of beautiful baby inspirations - but I recently discovered that the author, Rebecca and I went to middle school together. What a small world!
I’m so happy that our little lady’s name is featured this week - While I love the feminine spelling of Everleigh, we decided to spell it “ly” instead of...
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I’d like to thank the following items for the important role they have played in the last 10 weeks of my pregnancy:
Clementines (The perfect snack)
Cold Milk (the perfect beverage)
Black Leggings (perfect under a tunic, dress, or to sleep)
Therapy Massage Bar from Lush (perfect for a growing belly)
Dark Chocolate ( the perfect everything)
I don’t think I could have made it...
Consumer Reports Guide to Newborn Essentials →
Santa’s not the only one making a list and checking it twice. (Ohhh… look at me with my catchy opener)
As I’ve said before, we’re in final countdown mode and the handy dandy list from the nice folks at Consumer Reports (see link above) is helping me keep my cool.
My nesting tendencies have gone into overdrive - I have washed every blanket, sock, outfit, hat, cloth diaper,...
We have a winner!
Congratulations to Faithnett for winning the Pretty Pushers Dressed up Delivery Set! We had a great response to this contest and as usual, we used the fine folks over at random.org to help us generate a winner. Here is Faithnett’s comment:
“I would love to have this to give to my very special friend for the delivery of her first child. She’s been trying for 5 years to have a...
The most important take away
(Brent on the phone with his brother)
Brother John: So what did you learn at your cloth diapering class yesterday?
Brent: Well, we learned about all the different types of cloth diapers that are out there and how to put the them on and stuff... and we learned about blowouts!
Brother John: What's a blowout?
Brent: It's when there is a poop explosion out of the diaper and it gets in your hair and everything!
Me: (throwing my two cents in from across the room and laughing hysterically) It doesn't always happen like that! Is that 30 second bit of information what stood out most out of the entire class??
Why I am choosing a natural childbirth.
Get ready for the longest blog post in the history of Dear Baby. There has been a lot of discussion lately from some of my favorite pregnant bloggers on natural childbirth and I wanted to discuss my decision to go natural. It’s a really important topic for me that requires a thorough explanation.
Having a natural childbirth never crossed my mind when I first learned I was pregnant. Like...
Me: I've been thinking, you should bring your guitar to the hospital. I think hearing you sing while I'm in labor will put me in a good place.
Brent: Alright. I can sing Salt n Pepa's "Push it real good"
Me: (Laughing) You are not right in the head.
How to travel with a pregnant women (According to...
Step 1: Insist that she try to use the bathroom before you leave the house. Even if she says she just went. Make her go again anyway.
Step 2: Question her choice of footwear. Continue to insist she put on sensible flats or even better, tennis shoes, while she stubbornly scoffs at you, hobbles precariously in high heeled boots and tells you that nothing you’ve suggested goes with her...
