There are two times in life in which parents later regret a great deal many things: Most of the experiences they had in their younger days The first year after having their first child The common thread between the two, of course, is that both are littered with an exorbitant amount of hubris, the kind…
Category Archives: Baby Baby Baby
What Gives
If you’re just joining this blog, you probably don’t know that when I wasn’t obsessing over babies and sleep, I was obsessing over weight loss and body image. In the subsequent years since I began in earnest to change my life – loosely translated, this means I no longer drink like a fish, eat like…
Things I Learned During The First Three Months
Tomorrow marks my last day of maternity leave. Since tomorrow Scott is taking the day off so we can spend it together as a family, I thought I would write a few things down today to mark the occasion. This has been simultaneously the best and most challenging time of my life. There is very…
Dear Seasoned Moms…
(This post has sparked an interesting, yet respectful, discussion in the comments. Before you comment, be sure to read through all of the comments, mine included, before posting as I think I’ve clarified and given new thought to some of what I’ve said here!) …and not-so-totally-seasoned-Moms: There is something about becoming a Mom that leaves…
The Routine
A couple of weeks ago our friends Bill and Laura were visiting and of course the conversation turned to what nights are like around the Smith house. Bill has a teenage son, so it’s not as though the following was a big new flash: “When I consider the hundreds upon hundreds of dollars spent in…
Game Changers
1) The Sleepy Wrap. I love this hippie contraption. Our kid prefers to be held. It’s that simple. I’ve spent the past three weeks trying to make the situation be anything but what it is and all of the cliches are true, yes, yes. Kids will do things their way. Sometimes we have some luck,…
Boob Job
The moment Abigail was brought to me in the recovery room after the c-section, she immediately latched onto my breast. I was still out of it for the most part, but it was a pretty life-altering moment, even if I didn’t understand it as it happened. If nothing else, it meant something to me that…
The Four Days
I wrote these items, obviously, prior to going into labor. I’d knew I’d want them. At 5:30 a.m. on February 27, I lost my mucous plug – Seriously, are there two sexier words ever? I feel like every teenager in America should be handed a picture of a mucous plug as soon as they hit…
Abigail Grace
After five tough days of starting and stopping, practice labor and all that comes with it, followed by 30 hours of unmedicated labor, Abigail Grace came into the world at 5:23 p.m., February 28, by c-section, weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces. She’s 20-inches long. It’s probably no shock to any of you that she’s the…
So that’s happening…
(First things first: I’m closing the comments for the time being. You’re all incredibly kind, sweet people, so don’t get the wrong idea, but based on the traffic I’m getting here, the emails, comments on Twitter and the Facebook requests, it’s the virtual equivalent of being in a pressure cooker. My nature is to get…
The Countdown Begins
We’re less than a week away from my due date, which as any smart person will tell you (also known as my doula), your due date is an approximation of when you can expect your body to begin what it needs to do for labor, not an expiration date for a baby. I think it’s…
Sick and Tired
Well I’m sick. If I were to track down the person who gave me this cold, I would flick his or her nose. Because what you don’t want to have happen to you at 39 weeks pregnant, when a component of your labor management includes deep breathing, is to get sick with one of your…
Got my Saturday
No baby today or this weekend, theoretically. Or at least I should say the chances of me being induced are slim to none at the moment. The test results aren’t back yet. Turns out? That test, the one that measures the bile salt levels, takes a week to finish. A week. Which means we’ll know…
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This stuff is amazing. Get it. Your dry, cracked skin will thank you.
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This sits proudly on my desk. I love it so much.
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I saved up and planned for these puppies. Some of the best money I've ever spent. I love these more than I can say.
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I decided to try enhancement products when I was training for my second marathon this year. I chose these and love them.