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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...]

Population Minnesota: +1!

by Filed Under: Give-Aways, Minnesota Me, New Baby 2 Comments

Hi! This is Charlotte from Waltzing Matilda hacking into Margaret's blog to announce the winner of the Minnesota Mom Baby Game... First of all, thank you to everyone who played! Your guesses made the last weeks of her pregnancy just fly by... right, Margaret? ; ) Secondly, Laurie, you won! I need you to send me an email (saluwhat @ gmail dot … [Read more...]

In (the extremely rare) case you haven’t heard…

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, New Baby 4 Comments

Charlotte and Co. have been blessed from above! We are thrilled that they named their baby after one of our little girls, (hee), and since she’s directing you here for help with pronunciation… I’m thinking it’s A’-me, (pronounced uh-me), as in French for "loved?" LOVE the name, Charlotte! And so does our Felicity! : ) … [Read more...]

Look who’s two!

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, New Baby, Toddler George 16 Comments

(We’re assuming he’ll grow into that ball.)Happy birthday, Toddler George!And to everyone who’s been along for the ride since we first announced this pregnancy…thank you. Thank you for praying me through the uncertainty, and thank you for praying him into this world!We owe you, my friends.Big time.PS. I don’t have time to write a full-fledged … [Read more...]