***Now hat I am finally settling in, here’s how it all went down*** The famed Braxton-Hicks didn’t really visit my uterus the first time I was pregnant.… Read more “The Birth Story – part 1”
Category: Mama
Light at the end
I didn’t need to remind my doctor of what he’d told me weeks ago; when I saw him this morning, we had a very down to earth… Read more “Light at the end”
I was never very good at tests
This must be some kind of strange, cosmic mental/physical test that I am being put through. From the regular 4-5 minute contractions early Friday morning to the… Read more “I was never very good at tests”
No such luck
Went in at the recommendation of my doctor for the 6-7 minute contractions. Was dilated 2 centimeters but it was not apparently enough. Walked the halls of… Read more “No such luck”
Calm before the storm
I had contractions since about 9:30 AM Thursday morning but they didn’t seem to be on any regular schedule. By evening, I was pacing the house, doing… Read more “Calm before the storm”
Waiting out the clock
SO. This is the most pregnant I have ever been. Well, Technically, Sunday was. With Elliot, I turned 37 weeks on a Sunday and he was born… Read more “Waiting out the clock”
Living moment to moment
I feel as if I am trying to decipher my body in code; like it’s trying to tell me something but I don’t know what it means.… Read more “Living moment to moment”
I lost last week
The Cold That Wouldn’t End drove me mad all week. I coughed, I sneezed, I worked in a fog. Between the cold and Baby Brain, I didn’t… Read more “I lost last week”
Late pregnancy related delerium
On Wednesday, I’ll be 35 weeks into this journey and I think I’ve hit that point. The one where I’m ready, I’m pretty much over it, and… Read more “Late pregnancy related delerium”
Soon, he’ll be going off to college
I think just about every day, Elliot does something – grows in some way – that reminds me just how quickly kids grow up. We’ve been getting… Read more “Soon, he’ll be going off to college”