Our youngest is now over a year old. In fact, he’s nearly two months past his birthday. But isn’t that the Third Child Gig? Parents are delayed in the baby books, and the blog posts, and the printing of photos. But hey, whether first or last or tucked in the middle,…
Hope is one of those tricky concepts. It isn’t something tangible that you can grasp, or learn its texture with your fingertips, or tuck away in your pocket to use on a later date. And despite its lack of physicality, it requires you to drop a lot of things before…
These days are long, and I am finding it hard to bubble over with exclamations of “YAY PREGNANCY!” as I wibble and wobble around with my big belly on less than sturdy legs. I am thirty-six weeks along today in my fourth and final pregnancy. I am full-term. I am…
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Here’s the deal. There aren’t many days that I feel content with my body, or well put together, or get anywhere near the feeling of being “lovely”. My usual look is wedging clothes on that kind of fit my little torpedo belly, showering is definitely optional, and I generally have…
Today was Ultrasound Day. The day that previously I have been over the moon excited, itching to see a glimpse at baby and find out the big question of boy or girl. But this time was different. Long gone are the rose colored glasses of innocence, so I found myself…
Ever have good news to share, but your past over shadows the joy? Ever hoped for a low-key reception for an announcement that is stage worthy? Not all joys and pains are black and white, but instead you just have to focus on the hope – hope that the pain…