Category Archives: Growing a Human

Pregnant Women are People Too.

For whatever reason, people do really seem to think that being pregnant makes you public domain.   Public domain for talking to (thanks, Super-Market checkout man, but I don’t need your advice on breastfeeding), public domain for touching (I can’t tell … Continue reading

Ring of Fire

I’ve been thinking about the birth a LOT lately.   The ring of fire is coming for me, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.    So, a couple of nights ago, with our birthing class still a few weeks … Continue reading

For whom the belly tolls.

Alright, so I’m starting to freak out a little bit.    At 32 Weeks Pregnant, a realization has hit.   That 40 Week mark I’ve had on my calendar since February as a deadline to finish up projects?   It’s suddenly closing … Continue reading

Tick Tock.

What a week it’s been. I’ve taken my first trip to L&D, suffered a stomach virus, and actually, despite mood swings hitting me like a ton of bricks, made some real progress on our nursery (thanks to my ever-tolerant husband.) … Continue reading

At least they had Nick at Night.

Well, I’ve taken my first official trip to Labor and Delivery as a pregnant lady.    We had a bit of a scare last night when at around dinner time, I started to get a bizarre pain shooting up the back … Continue reading