Oh, where do I begin? Â 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. Â 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. Â 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. Â On the other hand, I’m getting big enough that I’m [...]
Thursday, October 8, 2009
I’ve had my braces on since April. Â The bottom teeth have metal, traditional wires, and the top teeth have Invisalign. Â When I first started the process, I wasn’t pregnant. Â By the time the molds were done, the fittings complete, and the braces were actually ready, I was. Â 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. Â That way, no matter what actually does occur, you will be ready, thus lessening your worry. Â Wise words indeed. Â I tend to follow this philosophy with a [...]
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
It’s that time, Internet friends. Â Time to admit that I can no longer hide my widening girth in my “one-size-larger” clothes that the books recommend. Â 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. Â My [...]
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
I was 10 weeks along when I had my first OB-GYN visit. Â I had made the appointment weeks earlier, soon after I had taken the life-changing home pregnancy tests. Â The next few weeks were some of the longest in my life. Â 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. Â We found out when I was about 4 1/2 weeks along and for those first several days, life just seemed better somehow. Â Colors were more brilliant and smells were more fragrant. Â I couldn’t wipe the smile off [...]
Monday, July 27, 2009
Several weeks ago I had a dream. Â I remember it very clearly as it was the evening that we returned from our trip to New York. Â 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. Â You run into women pushing their strollers on the street and you see expectant mothers at the grocery store. Â 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?” Â 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 [...]
Friday, November 13, 2009
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