You have text message conversations at 1 in the morning with your family in California because you’re up using the bathroom anyway. You cry at the damn Mother’s Day commercials. I despise Pandora jewelry but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t make me cry every time a woman gets some from her kids in a...
Full term – here I am. Technically, full term is anything over 37 weeks, though, and I’m sitting here at 39 and I am so ready to be done. Everywhere I go, people are telling me how I’m glowing, how I am “all belly,” how comfortable and happy I look. People are shocked when they...
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Apr 26, 2012 • Blink-182′s (un)charismatic drummer Travis Barker secretly wishes he was as good at drumming as former Smashing Pumpkins rhythm man, Jimmy Chamberlin, who is, after all, the greatest drummer of all time. Yes, those are three drumsticks in his hands. He’s that good.
Here I am, 37.5 weeks pregnant. 2.5 weeks to go, give or take. We have set a rule that Leah can’t come earlier than Monday though since my doctor is out of town until then. After Monday, it’s up to her. How far along? Almost 38 weeks. Total weight gain: 28 lbs. I am thrilled I’ve...
How far along? 33 weeks Total weight gain: I haven’t weighed myself since before we went to San Francisco. Maybe I ought to do that now. ::walks into the bathroom and gets on the scale:: The scale says 23 pounds. Not too bad after a week of pasta carbonara and gnocchi from Nob Hill Cafe, filet mignon...
Exhausting, chaotic, busy, joyful, stressful, and every other emotion you could possibly imagine has characterized the last half year or so of our lives around here. I haven’t blogged much, mostly because I haven’t felt like it. It seems like there isn’t a lot to say these days, though there obviously is. Normal, everyday life...
Since we decided to do separate rooms for Riley and Leah, we have spent much of our available time in the last month or so (which has really only amounted to about two days) getting the house ready for her arrival. Riley upgraded to a REAL big boy bed, got some new toy storage, and...
When did this happen? How is he two?! Already! I feel like five minutes ago he was this tiny burrito that couldn’t do anything except sleep, cry, eat, and manufacture diapers. Now he’s walking, talking, running, climbing, asking me “What are you doing, Mommy?” and saying “No, no Daddy.” He tells me when he’s hungry...
At Christmas, we had a full house of family gathered. It was the first time Riley understood how to unwrap presents, even if he didn’t understand a whole lot besides that. He learned who Santa is (and now anyone with a beard and dressed in red is Santa) and received more Thomas the Tank Engine...
We had an amazing visit to DisneyWorld in November (I know, it’s more than a little late to post about it). We celebrated my nephew Dylan’s third birthday, spent time with my family, and just enjoyed being together. It was time well spent and not quite as exhausting as Disney trips can often be. We...
How far along? 29 weeks Total weight gain: 18-20 pounds. I’m actually pretty happy with that considering that I know I’ve gained muscle from personal training over the last seven months and also (without getting too graphic) how enormous my boobs are. You know they can weigh up to 10 pounds each when milk comes in? That’s...
The kids will have separate rooms. I was surprised by the responses – they were overwhelmingly in favor of separate rooms for Leah and Riley (almost unanimous except for one “wait and see”). Once we made that decision, everything sort of fell into place into my mind about rearranging furniture and that led to an...
