Oh, where do I begin? The past seven months I’ve experienced all kinds of joy: seeing the positive sign on that little stick, feeling the baby move for the first time, seeing his little face on the monitor. All of these things make being pregnant worth it, but I’m not going to lie to you, [...]
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The past few weeks have been great as I have been inching my way towards the third trimester in my pregnancy. I’m now far enough away from the days of morning sickness that it’s easy to forget just how awful I felt all the time. On the other hand, I’m getting big enough that I’m [...]
Thursday, October 8, 2009
I’ve had my braces on since April. The bottom teeth have metal, traditional wires, and the top teeth have Invisalign. When I first started the process, I wasn’t pregnant. By the time the molds were done, the fittings complete, and the braces were actually ready, I was. I mention this because it has had [...]
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A wise man once told me that in order to keep from worrying about something, you should imagine the worst that could happen and then plan for it. That way, no matter what actually does occur, you will be ready, thus lessening your worry. Wise words indeed. I tend to follow this philosophy with a [...]
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
It’s that time, Internet friends. Time to admit that I can no longer hide my widening girth in my “one-size-larger” clothes that the books recommend. They say that rather than rush out and buy a maternity wardrobe, stick to regular clothes as long as you can and just get a size larger than normal. My [...]
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
I was 10 weeks along when I had my first OB-GYN visit. I had made the appointment weeks earlier, soon after I had taken the life-changing home pregnancy tests. The next few weeks were some of the longest in my life. Every ache and pain would send me to the bathroom in fear, just to [...]
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
I was filled with so many emotions when I first learned I was pregnant: joy, excitement, happiness, fear. We found out when I was about 4 1/2 weeks along and for those first several days, life just seemed better somehow. Colors were more brilliant and smells were more fragrant. I couldn’t wipe the smile off [...]
Monday, July 27, 2009
Several weeks ago I had a dream. I remember it very clearly as it was the evening that we returned from our trip to New York. I don’t know whether it was because we were so tired from hours of driving or if my mind was just working overtime, but the dream was very vivid. In [...]
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
When you’re trying to have a baby, it suddenly seems that everyone around you is pregnant or has children. You run into women pushing their strollers on the street and you see expectant mothers at the grocery store. Maybe they’ve always been there and you just begin to notice them or maybe it’s true that [...]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post called “How Do You Know When to Get Married?” Afterward, I received a sweet email from a reader asking if I would pose the same question about having children. While I have written previous posts about my personal experience and how I finally decided that I was [...]
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Friday, November 13, 2009
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