Hospital Bag Envy
Got my sunscreen. Got my hat. Ready for vacation! I have hospital bag envy. My fellow blogger Berit, who shares my same due date (though mine is moved up due to a scheduled C-section) has posted about...
View ArticleShould I Watch My C-Section??
To Watch? Or Not? Help. Need advice. I am tempted to watch my C-section happen. I mean, women use the big mirror to watch themselves giving birth, right? There is a part of me that wants to see how the...
View ArticleI’m Ready To Meet My Boy
I’m officially ready to have the baby. I got my haircut. I’ve had my wax. A girlfriend took me to get my toes and nails done. And fellow blogger Berit will be glad to know I finally packed my hospital...
View ArticleTubes Tied–or Not?
Full disclosure: I’m 42. Full Disclosure: I sneeze and get pregnant. THUS: Full disclosure: After Little Leroy gets plucked out, I am done having babies. Since I’m having a C-Section, I brought up...
View ArticleTop 5 Pregnancy Brain/Irrational Fear Moments–What Are Yours?
While I’m having a baby pulled out of my belly (not my vag–by choice), I figured I’d schedule a post for fun. Don’t worry, I did this before I went to the hospital. They aren’t allowing me to blog in...
View ArticleWelcome Jill’s New Baby Boy!
Editor’s Note: Jill Cordes gave birth to a baby boy (her second child) on Wednesday, January 25, 2011 via c-section. While Jill rests at the hospital, please join us in welcoming her new bundle of...
View ArticleWe Have A Name!
Fia With Her Baby Brother Well, even though “Baby Boy No Name” sounds like that of a great Sioux Warrior (as my cousin pointed out), we decided he needed a real name. So with less than 12 hours to go...
View ArticleNew Baby Update
Emmett's First Days I have a son. Wow, that’s fun to say. And here I was worried about changing diapers with a penis underneath. So far I’ve been peed on twice and haven’t minded a bit. Emmett is so...
View ArticleMilestone Monday: Birthing a Bowel Movement
I may switch careers and become an OB/GYN. Because I think I just took Fia through labor and delivery. Last week I wrote about our impasse on the poop. She wants to “poop in the potty”–and has a few...
View ArticleToddler Question: How Do You Birth A Baby?
My good friend Courtney is pregnant. When I was pregnant with Emmett, Fia was only 2 years old, so she didn’t really “get” what it all meant. In fact, the first time Fia came to the hospital and saw...
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