Wet hair from my first postpartum shower ... four days after Marko was born. I didn't really plan anything for when Marko was born. I d...

I love spring. Really, who doesn't? Except maybe for T.S. Eliot and people with allergies. What do I love about it? Gee, pretty much ...

So, we finally have health insurance! The midwives encouraged me to go see a doctor right away to get some bloodwork done. I also needed t...

I didn't really "nest" last pregnancy. I made a couple of extra meatloaves, chucked them in the freezer, and called it good. ...

CatholicMommy mentioned in the combox the other day that people tend to act like a pregnant woman is public property. Ain't that the tr...

When I was pregnant with Marko, friends and family kept hassling me for pictures of my pregnant belly. I let them talk me into it, and post...

When I was about five months pregnant with Marko, my back started to hurt. Right at the very lowest joint of my lower back, hovering around...

I found a midwife some time ago that I wanted to see. Actually, it's a practice with two midwives. Both are rather new on the job -- c...

It seems like everyone I know nursed straight through pregnancy and then tandem nursed afterwards. (Tandem nursing is nursing two children ...

Two weeks ago, I had a lot of plans for how I would do things during this pregnancy. Since I wasn't sick, I wasn't too concerned ab...

Totally exhausted? Check! Morning sickness? Check! But now the kidney-bean-sized terror has a new delight for me: insomnia. I guess pret...