Contentment in unlikely places and time spaces

My official due date is 4 days away. Being that this is my 4th pregnancy, and knowing I’ve never gone a day before my due date, I’ve come to accept that a “due date” is just a day measured on the calendar that means you’re getting very close. My doctor told me yesterday that even [...]

My 2011 Booklist: The year of lost glasses and trashy TV

Regarding the turning of the pages, 2011 was a very bad year, littered with lame excuses. I read at night, and having spent most of 2011 pregnant, I found myself just hitting the pillow at 9pm and skipping the book routine. Oh, naughty Netflix. Specifically Mad Men, Parenthood, Pawn Stars, LA Ink, Teen Mom, Storage [...]

It’s time to wei-igh-hey in!

Once I tweeted a photo of the circumference of my waist, because I was positive I would never be as large as I was on that very day: The above belly produced a little baby boy that weighed in at 8 lbs, 15 oz. [...]

Week 39. I’m ready, so let’s make this speedy.

I woke up this morning around 3am to use the bathroom and instantly thought about when my water broke with Gage. It was 2 am and we had to call a friend to come over in the middle of the night. I really don’t want my water to break this time at 3am. I just [...]

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