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Another “Birth” Story

by Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Moments of Incredible Joy, New Baby, Special Events, Spiritual Growth, The Faith 16 Comments

Welcoming our new baby Catholic! Nicholas was baptized on Epiphany Sunday. I like to think that at the same time the Wise Men found the Christ Child...   ...our infant son found his lungs. I really don’t know what was up with that. I fed the little bugger all through the Mass! Here are the godparents, Michael and Tina. We … [Read more...]

The Good, the Bad and the Funny: A Birth Story

by Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, New Baby, Pregnancy 31 Comments

Part III The thing about being induced is that you have too much time to think things through—and yet, when it comes to labor, delivery, and birthin’ babies, there are never any guarantees. For your convenience, I have categorized the whole experience. .:The Good:. Being induced was good for me, because I hadn’t slept for about a month … [Read more...]

The Good, the Bad and the Funny: A Birth Story

by Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, New Baby, Pregnancy 4 Comments

Part II By 11:00 a.m. I couldn’t leave my bed. Life, for me—any kind of motion, for me—was just that miserable. Frankly, I had had enough. At noon I phoned my doctor and pleaded, “Can I be induced today instead? I know I’m scheduled to go in tomorrow but I hurt, Dr. Mary. I really hurt.” “Absolutely,” she replied, and I was reminded yet again … [Read more...]

The Good, the Bad and the Funny: A Birth Story

by Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, New Baby, Pregnancy 7 Comments

Part I Three weeks ago today, I was big with child and extremely miserable. The truth, if you must know it, is that I couldn’t even walk, preferring instead to crouch down on all fours and stretch out the aching muscles of my lower back. At one point, thinking that some gentle rocking might help my sore bottom, I asked Angela to go down to the … [Read more...]

From Pink (Eye) to Nearly Perfect: A Most Unexpected Remedy

by Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, New Baby 22 Comments

I know I still owe you a birth story, and I’m looking forward to posting it, but we’ve had a very busy week and are in the middle of a very busy weekend. (Not so busy that I can’t blog, you’ll note.) (Oh hush.) Let me just say that having a baby at Christmastime is a crazy, wonderful, crazy thing. Let me just also say that if you’re going to be … [Read more...]

Another Auld Lang Syne

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys, New Baby, Special Events 14 Comments

In other words, out with the old... ...and in with the new! Which is not to say that holding a newborn is anything “new” for me, but for some reason—for some strange, advanced maternal reason—it feels like a season that is swiftly fleeting, and for that reason I’m hanging on for dear life. Haven’t made any resolutions yet, other than be a … [Read more...]