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Two Days of Torture

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

One of the lessons of parenting that has come up frequently for me is to roll with the punches—don’t get your heart set on things working out a certain way. And yet, apparently I still haven’t learned the lesson, because … Continue reading →

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The Waiting Game

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

In my last post, I discussed how my midwives were pushing me to induce the baby right at 40 weeks, and my ambivalence about that. At my next midwife appointment that Friday, my favorite midwife casually informed me that they … Continue reading →

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40 at 40

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

Apparently, age 40 is practically geriatric in the baby delivery world. Even though I feel healthy and spry and finally have a bit of a grasp of this whole parenting thing, I’m apparently much too old to have a baby, … Continue reading →

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Two Week Warning

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

Today marks the beginning of my 38th week of pregnancy – only two more weeks to go until d-day, give or take. For those of you who were wondering, the 36-week appointment went really well. Baby was head-down, face-back, and … Continue reading →

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VBAC

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

Every day brings us a little closer to welcoming our newest baby, Elliot. Today, I’m exactly one month out from my due date — it’s getting real! When I was pregnant with Gracie, everything went wrong, including the birth. Grace … Continue reading →

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Baby Blues

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

We are all very excited about our newest family member. Elliot’s due date is August 6, which means I’m now only a few days away from the third trimester. Mostly, this has been a joyous and exciting pregnancy. Mostly, the … Continue reading →

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Gracie’s Bill

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

It seems that the time between my posts gets longer and longer. There is a good reason for that. In addition to being a pregnant mom and working two jobs, I have a few side projects going on. One of … Continue reading →

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