Category: Pregnancy
What to maybe try to avoid saying to someone about to have a baby…
Yesterday at church a friend approached me to apologize for a comment he’d made last week. “Wow, you’re looking longer than you are wide!” He had said, noting how incredibly pregnant I looked. His wife was mortified that he would say such a thing… Continue Reading “What to maybe try to avoid saying to someone about to have a baby…”
Pregnancy is *NOT* Fun
As much as I tried to hide it, I could feel my eyes gloss over into a cold stare. Did she really just say that? Here I was, in the throws of that lovely nausea that accompanies growing a child. I had spent a… Continue Reading “Pregnancy is *NOT* Fun”
Why I’ve Decided I’m OK With A House Full of ALL Boys (*sigh*)
I glanced back from the front passenger’s seat of the car. “Hey R, do you need a tissue? Don’t pick your boogers.” N, two years old, chimed in. “Booger song! Booger song. Boo-oo-ger soo-ng!” It was just another typical Sunday drive to church. We… Continue Reading “Why I’ve Decided I’m OK With A House Full of ALL Boys (*sigh*)”
To All of My Expectant Friends and Family: Babies (and those 9 months in your tummy) are the BEST!!
The past few weeks I have been bombarded with news of dear friends and family expecting. Text messages, phone calls, facebook pictures, and in-person news have me reeling with joy with the prospect of new babies coming into this world (is there anything in… Continue Reading “To All of My Expectant Friends and Family: Babies (and those 9 months in your tummy) are the BEST!!”
Catching Crawfish 