I'm still working on Miss Zara's birth story, but I wanted to share a quick update on how we're doing. And, honestly, the title of this post says it all. I couldn't imagine a better beginning to our little entry into the world. &nbs[...]
I took Nora for her three year old check up today (we were a little late last year and now are doomed to forever be off on her check ups because of insurance). She's 28lbs, around 34 inches tall, and just perfect, growing on her own littl[...]
Six months have flown by and now that summer's over and I'm 15lbs heavier with a belly out-to-here, we're just about in countdown mode for Peach's arrival. Everyday, Nora tells me, "Wow, Mama, your tummy is getting really, really big!" and perf[...]
Aside from sheer exhaustion and pants that are getting a little harder to button, it's almost easy to forget that I'm pregnant. We get so busy with our days that, unless my body reminds me to slow down, I don't think too much about it. &n[...]
This is a follow up on my post about Rixa Freeze's birth story, and my OB friend Megan's comment on the post. In that post, I quoted a midwife blogger who found Inga's resuscitation to be less "jarring" and more gentle than a hospital resuscit[...]
First, a note: I received a great comment from my friend Megan on the last post and I started to write back to her, but as I typed, and typed, and typed, I realized my response would be better served as a blog post. As it turns out, this is goin[...]
I started pondering the art of sharing after reading the birth story of Dr. Rixa Freeze's third child, Inga. Inga was born at home on March 2nd in a surprise unassisted birth -- the midwife arrived 5 minutes after she was born -- and Rixa posted[...]
As I begin to position myself as an information source, an expert of sorts, on pregnancy, birth, and parenting, I've had to spend time thinking about what type of information I want to relay. Through Papoose's website, Facebook page, and in-st[...]