reflections

This year has been pretty eventful for us… …We visited New York visted Louisiana had a booth at the local farmer’s market got pregnant with our second child quit smoking bought a house watched our son grow became a sole proprioter had an enormous birthday party for our son lost friends became closer to other friends made new friends had friends move away had friends move closer had family move...

crumbs on the counter

I’m not sure if this happens to all new moms, but after I had my first son, I turned into a clean freak. I’m not really concerned about germs or any of that, I actually think that the germs are better for the immune system. Anyway, I am obsessed with having things ‘just so’. It was close to getting out of hand, then I calmed down, and now at the end of this pregnancy a dirty house drives...

holy Toledo

I just visited a chiropractor for the first time in my life today, and it was glorious. I have been having back pain for most of the second half of my pregnancy, and just recently found that my baby is in posterior position. So, my midwife recommended a chiropractor. I am ever so thankful to have been lead to this wonderful woman. The pain is in no way gone, but I can definitely feel a difference. And the...

home birth? seriously?

So, tonight my husband and I made the decision to birth at home. We’ve been taking Bradley Method birthing classes, and have wanted a natural birth from the beginning. A hospital has always seemed like the normal and safe place to birth for us. I have been comfortable with the hospital birth for the safety aspect. If anything were to go wrong we would be in the right place with the right people to be able...

plaid pants

I had a weird day. Around noon I suddenly started getting flu symptoms, we’ll not go into the details. It was no fun, so I just went to sleep. Now I’m ok, so it must have been a weird food thing or pregnancy side effects. This pregnancy is taking it’s toll on my energy. I’ll try to avoid going on about all the discomforts and just direct the focus on my husband. He is wonderful. He has...