I got tagged by Kelli and Veronica for the desktop meme – Here ya go … That’s our first child Tavish, and there’s all my files that are all over the place. I’m tagging Jennifer and Ewokmama. And anyone else who wants to do it too… (Ten Steps for Creating Breast Health)
I’ve had that little bit of swag over in the sidebar for a month or so now, I found it over at Doodaddy and thought this would be a nice change from my normal rant about boobs and lack of sleep. Blog Action Day this year is focusing on the environment, and unless you are totally a no impact person, living under a rock, without access to any kind of.. Read More
Remember the one? I used the Integer Generator at random.org – there were 21 comments so I had it pick 1 number between 1 and 21. The first number it spit out was one of my own comments, so I had it select again – and it gave us … the number… 1 Congrats Veronica, and thanks your advice for my girl. Shoot me an email with your postal address.. Read More
It had been an okay night of sleep in our house. I pulled Alex over to me to cuddle him close, because it was a touch cool in our bedroom. I wasn’t fully awake. I held my baby and smelled his head. I drifted deeper to sleep. Asking myself the question, “Why was I thinking of warm water streaming against my abdomen?” Was I dreaming of the bathtub. Um. No… Read More
(The birth story series starts here.) Scout had his last day of work, we celebrated by going to Target and buying … whatever we wanted. Like two drunks on a final bender. I woke around 430 to pee. I wandered to the bathroom in the dark, realizing I was rather awake. I felt a cramp. Oh please. I started writing the times of these cramps. I breathed a sigh of.. Read More
(The birth story series starts here.) You remember meconium? That black, sticky tar that would.not.come.off? That’s how these emotions feel in my heart. I’m actually apprehensive to write this. I can’t figure out how to do it. I want to get it out, I’d like to be thorough, I’d like to not have you eyeroll and leave halfway through. I can’t figure out how is best. So I’m just going.. Read More
Here for the Memarie Lane scavenger hunt? In the comments put your guess of boy or girl, then head on over to see Mary Alice 🙂 Entry Number One This is from when I was pregnant: When we went for our sonogram they asked a load of questions as well – including if we were there as a result of an accident. I started laughing, the desk person (who was.. Read More
(The birth story series starts here.) Dudes, I’m not athletic. I don’t understand how my body is supposed to work when it comes to physical activity. I cover most of my illustrious sports history here. I was in college in a PE class for Elementary Ed majors before it clicked with me that to throw a ball, I needed to think about the process while I was doing it, just.. Read More
(The birth story series starts here.) Ten years ago today our godson was born. C. had gotten up the morning of the 9th, rushed to work (no breakfast), rushed to her OB appointment (no lunch) and got sent over to the (teaching) hospital for induction. How many bad things do you count in that paragraph? She was induced sometime that afternoon. We arrived shortly after 5am the next morning, just.. Read More
Guh, I’m going to have to beg for your patience. Please. I’ve been “under the weather” today. I had to call Scout home from work because I couldn’t peel myself off the bathroom tiles (So!Cool!So!Comforting!). I’d closed all the doors to the upstairs rooms and closed the baby gate at the top of the stairs. I put Alex in the hallway and he spent 40 minutes playing with a cat.. Read More
(The birth story series starts here.) My mom had the largest influence on my perception of childbirth. She’d had endometriosis and told about laying in bed and focusing on the second hand sweeping around the face of the clock in the hot midwest summer, trying to focus on anything but the pain, filling super duper diaper sized Kotex by the hour as her body recovered. She knew cramps. That being.. Read More
So, there’s a new category over in the sidebar (which is hard to read with the pink, I know) – It’s technically a blogroll, but I don’t want anyone to ever feel left out – it’s the same problem I have with tags and awards and why I never got asked to Prom – So it’s called People Who Like Me – If I’m on your blogroll, you are on.. Read More
My cycle has been completely crazy since I got my first period. Never have I had a regular cycle. In high school, I spent nine months without a period, and then spent agonizing days in the hot midwest summer, curled in bed waiting to die. Just like mom, so many years before. I went on the pill before my sophomore year of college to regulate my cycles. I had it.. Read More