Now That I’ve Experienced Childbirth, a Few Reactions

Sean sleeping in Mom’s Arms, originally uploaded by dylan555.
Note: This post is about my own experience of childbirth. It is not meant to imply that your experience or the experience you hope to have is somehow false or not valid. But by sharing my own experience, I hope it will help with the problem of [...]

5 Things I Learned From Being Pregnant

Yup, still pregnant.
Work has eased up considerably, so I’ve had some time to think about what I’ve learned from being pregnant, and I thought I’d share.

You’re not an invalid, but you’re not the same physically either. While it can be tempting to take to the bed, unless under doctor’s orders to do so, getting up [...]

Reflections on Change

I don’t believe I’m going out on a limb when I say that change is difficult for almost everyone. We are animals deep down, and we like our predictable routines, just like my dog likes knowing when her meals and walks are going to come every day. Of course, the problem is that change is [...]

Not Cooking a Lot, Not Writing a Lot

For those of you keeping score at home, I am now 34 weeks into my pregnancy. This means that I look and act pretty much like a beached whale. My interests these days center around lying on the couch. Needless to say, I haven’t been cooking much, and what cooking I have been doing has [...]

Pregnancy, My Body and Food

I have to admit, I really like being pregnant.
Sure, there are many things I don’t like about it. The water retention, the sleep deprivation, the back pain, the ligament stretching, the heartburn. Other stuff I won’t mention. But those things seem minor compared to the two big reasons I do like it.
For the first time [...]

Bacon Is Back

Since I’m pregnant, I’m only supposed to be allowing good healthy things to pass into the temple of motherhood that is now my body (sarcasm definitely on). And for the most part, I have been. Fruit, yogurt, broccoli, spinach, eggs, stuff like that have all been in my diet of late.
But something new has crept [...]

Mini-Meals for a Mega-Me

So, I haven’t been posting lately as much as I used to or as much as I would like. The reason why is that I’m pregnant, and for the first trimester, all I’ve been interested in doing is lying on the couch and watching TV. My energy level has been so low that I haven’t [...]

Cooking in the Moment

It’s been a tough couple of weeks. Between extreme craziness at work (more extreme than usual) and my husband traveling a lot and this gruesome weather and not getting enough sleep, my energy has been drained. Each day feels like I am being constantly battered by ocean waves taller than me. When I get home [...]