Tag: Pregnancy
The Woman Standing at the Doors of the Clinic: Maybe if She Knew
I’d never pulled an all-niter in my entire life. Not even during dorm life in college. As much as I tried, I knew as I pushed the sheets off my legs and stared at the ceiling that sleep was not going to come that… Continue Reading “The Woman Standing at the Doors of the Clinic: Maybe if She Knew”
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*)”
Priceless (an announcement)
Big announcements have never been my forte. I typically go for the “no one really needs to know” approach, or I try to be all fun and fail miserably. with our first baby I went for the “no one really needs to know” until… Continue Reading “Priceless (an announcement)”
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!!”
Motherhood: Anything But Typical, No Matter What the World Says
Her wrinkled eyes bored into my soul as I filled out the papers. I could tell the minute she called me back from the waiting room she had sized me up and had decided we wouldn’t be friends. My husband and I had just… Continue Reading “Motherhood: Anything But Typical, No Matter What the World Says”
Common Sense Life Lessons I Hope My Sons Will Learn (and FAST!)
A wise mother once told me that the early years of raising children has the longest days and the shortest weeks. When my oldest boys were about 1 1/2 and 3 1/2 my husband went on a two-week-long work trip. Being the dead of… Continue Reading “Common Sense Life Lessons I Hope My Sons Will Learn (and FAST!)”
Slugs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails…
Back in college my roommate and I were asked to go on a double date. The guys asking happened to be cousins and spent the entire night laughing about the most crazy and ridiculous things they’d done growing up. One story I remember from… Continue Reading “Slugs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails…”
Catching Crawfish 