So I think the ‘aches and pains’ part of this pregnancy has officially begun.  I managed – through judicious use of a pillow between my knees – to eradicate the thigh/groin pain of the early days.  However, my hands and feet and knees ache like I’m 80 and arthritic.  It’s worse in the morning, or [...]

So I think I’m having Braxton Hicks contractions.  Absolutely the weirdest feeling: my belly tightens up until I could bounce a quarter off it.  No pain at all, or even discomfort.  Just tightness.   And my belly hasn’t been tight since I was approximately 14. It’s weird and sort of scary in a “this is [...]

Ok, so it turns out I’m totally in love with feeling this baby move.  He’s been waking me up by practicing his kung fu moves, and I think it’s freakin’ adorable.  He’s been terrifying the dog when she lies with her head on the raised pillow of my belly, and I think it’s wonderful.  I [...]

I noticed today that my Google reader queue is getting a bit thin.  So many women are in between cycles, not blogging so much now that they’re mommies, or simply not blogging so much…  I think I need to visit your actual sites (instead of being a cheater and going through my reader!) and go [...]

Two years ago on Mother’s Day we were gearing up for our very first IVF.  How cute we were.  So optimistic!  So STUPIDLY optimistic!  Preparing for IVF on Mother’s Day – isn’t that just precious? One year ago we were feeling like veterans, getting ready for our FET after The Year From Hell.  But again, [...]

Let’s see: The Big Book of Birth? – Fantastic.  Exactly what I was looking for in a ‘how to have a baby’ book.   I took out a copy from the library, but I’m totally going to spring for my own copy, mostly so I can leave it opened to key pages on the Boy’s [...]

20-week anatomy scan went well – everything normal!  WOOHOO!!!! We got some scary Skeletor photos, but we also got one that melts my heart every time I look at it, so I offer it to you for your heart-melting needs, as well: That’s a foot, people.  A real live honest to goodness baby-foot. Holy shit! [...]

So the heartburn thing isn’t getting any better, but I’m getting better at managing it.  Turns out that I am NOT the exception to the no-tomatoes, no-onions rule of keeping heartburn livable, much as I’d like to be.  My delicious gazpacho was delicious, for about three slurps.  Ditto for the quinoa salad (with raw onion) [...]

So it’s getting to be that time. “That time” being “time to look into birthing classes”. I am not excited. I’m not scared about labor yet – probably should be, but I’m not – and I figure that an entire series of Saturdays dedicated to telling me that I can’t possibly do this without massive [...]

I don’t think I truly understood how weird it would feel to have a small being living inside me.  I know I didn’t understand how radically my body would adjust itself to make room for said small being (and I know I aint seen nothin‘ yet!)  I’ve mentioned the acres of boob flesh I now [...]