I had my first “you’re crazy to have a home birth” comments from a friend. It makes me sad that birth in American is considered a dangerous act. Birth is a normal, natural bodily function and midwife assisted homebirth is safe, it’s better for baby and momma, and it’s a much more rewarding experience. You…

Wow, things have been pretty hectic lately. Exciting things in the works. Stay tuned for more on that front. It’s all super secret spy stuff at this point. Well, not really, but I don’t want to talk about it just yet. This week is pregnancy week 12 for me, I am graduating from first trimester!…

We had amazing spring-like weather today so I felt like flowers. These are inspired by fabric patterns. For sale on Etsy

I started out with a recipe I found on the internet but my final product had very little in common with the recipe. So here’s what I did. This fits in my 4 quart Crock Pot. Ingredients: 1 butternut squash, peeled and cubed 1 large leek, washed and chopped 1 parsnip, scrubbed and cubed 1…

I’m thumbing through a pregnancy guide that Mo just left for me and I’m trying to add up in my head all of the food I’m supposed to eat in order to get my daily recommended whateverness. If I tried to eat this much, I would explode. If you simplify the food groups, here’s what…

This weekend we invited over just about everyone we know in Portland. I made quiches, biscuits, and two kinds of coffee cake. We had a great turnout and all the food was gobbled up except for a few slices of cake which I’ve wrapped individually and put in the freezer for those emergency cake needs.…

Watercolor and Goauche on watercolor paper 7 x 9.5″ Drawing #9 of 365 in 2010 Yes, I’m behind, just trying to keep things interesting.

I got my fitbit today! I’m so excited. I was feeling kind of crappy today but I had to go to the gym at least for a little bit to get some brownie points on my fitbit. If you haven’t seen one, they are like the body bug that they use on the biggest loser.…

I did a couple drawings in between this and #7, but then I sold another drawing today and because of that, I decided to not take this project lightly. Maybe I can really make a whole bunch of good to great drawings by the end of the year if I apply myself. I wasn’t happy…

It’s week 10 of my pregnancy and I have a baby the size of a kumquat inside me. I’m starting to pop out, it’s definitely getting noticeable. I was really worried I had been gaining too much weight, because from the books it sounds like at 10 weeks you aren’t really showing yet. Turns out…

This is the beginnings of a birth plan, and just things that are important to me when planning for the next few months. I want to give birth in my own home, with people I trust and love. After giving birth, I want to be home with my husband and baby, not in a hospital.…

I went to a prenatal yoga class last night at Zenana spa. It was really comforting being in a room full of big bellied women. The class was great and I’m going to start going regularly. There were people there up to 38 weeks. There was lots of sharing and caring. It was really nice…

Quiche is good food. It’s quick and easy to make when you don’t know what to cook for dinner. We had a wild mushroom pack that needed eating and I just got some fennel in our weekly CSA. I use a store bought whole wheat crust. They are too handy to pass up and are…

I feel like 52 audio sketches might be too much this year. I can’t imagine making a multitrack recording while taking care of a newborn, or with an 8 month big belly. Maybe I’m putting too much pressure on myself about what I want them to sound like. I’ll have to keep thinking about it.…