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I don’t think I’ve mentioned the date that I’m hoping to have this baby.I don’t have long to wait at all. The date that I’m hoping for is tomorrow, May 24th, the feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians.Because I know I need all the help I can get……in every area.Rest assured. I’ll keep you posted.Ad Jesum per Mariam, Ed. Note: The above photo was … [Read more...]
I need a fun diversion.In yesterday’s post, I mentioned my wanting to try an epidural this time around. Will she or won’t she? I don’t know. There is a part of me that’s very “old school”, very “grin and bear it.”Strike that last phrase in quotations.Change the word “grin” to “grunt.”It’s an offer-it-up mentality, I think. It’s a fear of the … [Read more...]
I’m still here.I’m huge, but I’m here.For those of you who guessed that I would have my baby by now—I think the earliest prediction was Sunday—thank you and I love you. I’m sorry you didn’t win but you did earn big time brownie points with this blog hostess and that has to be good for something.The response to the baby lottery in general has been … [Read more...]
Photo Credit: Mommy Bear Cathie’s husband Kevin (the same guy who came up with the alternative title, “Check out the cans on these chicks!”)For shame, Kevin. … [Read more...]
Things seem to be…moving along quite nicely for this pregnancy. The baby has dropped, my joints are loosened to the point of clacking, and those ginormous ankles attached to my feet? They are nothing if not other-worldly. It’s time, I think, for a lottery. Enter your guesses in the comment box below. What do you think we are having and when? My … [Read more...]
Back when I was teaching high school, I conceived my firstborn son. It was a bit of a bittersweet event for me, as it meant an early retirement from the classroom I’d come to love so much.It also meant that when I shared the news with our school’s principal, I was as apologetic as I was thrilled.Guilt, throb throb. That’s me.The principal, though, … [Read more...]
Today’s Edition:Baby SlingsAre you a baby sling kind of momma?I’ll tell you, I have never been. I’m a holder and a cuddler and a nurser, certainly, but I’ve never been one to want to wear my baby.Until now.This pregnancy and birth is different for me, coming as it does after so much pain & anticipation. I want to stretch out the babymoon for as … [Read more...]
(Though in my case I should amend that to “I waddle by faith.”)Today marks the 36th week of my pregnancy. I must say…I never would have thought it.It’s been many long months since I announced this baby. It’s been many long months since I tearfully drove to the first ultrasound, and then joyfully posted the results.It’s been many long months of fear … [Read more...]
Subtitled: In which I continue to thank the people who are helping me drag this beautiful, bouncing ball & chain toward the finish line. John was away all day yesterday at a Scout Leaders training seminar. On his way home and because he felt bad about leaving me on my own all day, he called to see if he could pick up burgers for supper.Of … [Read more...]
Read Part One here. I hope you don’t find this talk of depression off-putting. It’s been an on-again, off-again enemy of mine for years now, although—thank goodness—it’s nowhere near as oppressive as it was the first year of my marriage.My doctor called it situational depression back then, and said it was probably the result of my working as a … [Read more...]
