Now that I’m entering my third trimester, I feel like a seasoned veteran when it comes to pregnancy necessities, So I thought I’d share my ‘can’t-live-without-em’ items. Some of these are repeated from an earlier post but I won’t tell if you don’t. Here’s what you’ll need: Bella Band I wear my Bella Band every…

I’m almost at the 28 week mark so this is technically my 27.5 week. Things, pregnancy-wise, have gone back to being blissfully uneventful. My stomach is fine, no pain, no nothing. Juniper continues to kick up a storm, only occasionally causing me discomfort now. She did make me have weird dreams last night because she…

I glanced down my twitter feed today and spied the following Post: “Um, art world needs to stop this shit ASAP! Ga Ga and Terrence Koh suck ass: http://bit.ly/9TNPE3 #art #sucks” Several questions immediately popped into my mind. What is this “art world”? is it like some sort of high counsel? Are people democratically appointed,…

We’ve had beautiful Mississippi for thirteen months now. We started her in a new dog training class. I wanted to sneak in one more class before the baby comes. This one is called Dynamic Dog and it’s at our dog daycare place Club K-9 in North Portland. We’ve gone twice now and have discovered our…

We had a productive weekend getting house stuff done. We’re getting down to more fun stuff like gardening and fixing up rooms. Our house is really coming along and there are moments when I look around and think “we are just too cool for school.” I’m loving Tom’s man cave, it’s looking very cool. He’s…

Before I start this post, I have a big disclaimer to take care of first. I do not pass judgment on other people’s choices for diaper care. Different situations call for different solutions. Washing cloth diapers when you live in an apartment with no easy laundry access is something I would probably not want to…

So wow, week 26 came with some pain. It started a couple weeks ago. I went swimming and felt a pain as I was swimming. It felt like I strained or maybe tore a muscle. It was sore for a couple days and then got better. But last weekend it got much, much worse. My…

Ohhhh. Myyyyy. Gaaawwwd. I just had the best brownie sundae of my life. But lets back up first. A month ago I had a test show some high glucose readings, so I decided to be safe and cut out most sugars and simple starches from my diet. It’s been pretty easy, except I’ve had a…

My stomach muscles are rebelling against me. I am so sore today and waddling like a penguin. A week and a half ago I was swimming and had some unpleasant stomach pains, that was the first time I noticed it. I was pretty sore for a few days and getting our of bed was a…

My stomach muscles are rebelling against me. I am so sore today and waddling like a penguin. A week and a half ago I was swimming and had some unpleasant stomach pains, that was the first time I noticed it. I was pretty sore for a few days and getting our of bed was a…

The night we got the keys to our home, we met with our realtor and looked around the house for a while, imagining how we would set things up or what we might change. Along with flowers and keys, lots of congratulations were exchanged. We walked him out and said our good byes. And standing…

All I can think about is what I’m going to do once I leave my job. And I have to keep reminding myself I’m going to have a small baby, and I don’t know how hard or easy that is going to be. I don’t know how much spare time I’ll have, if any at…

Here I am, week 25. Things are pretty smooth sailing. I’ve needed more naps lately, and I hurt my stomach muscles swimming last week, but other than that I’m doing good. I’ve been having trouble gaining weight. I know that sounds crazy, but that’s where I’m at. I’ve gained 9.5 pounds total. I’m not depriving…

Tuesday night, after band practice, Tom was munching on a late-night bbq chicken thigh. It slipped out of his hands, hit the floor and immediately hopped straight into Mississippi’s stomach. It went directly to her stomach. It did not pass go, it did not get chewed. We had zero time to react. By the time…