Feb
1
Parenthood
Filed Under Daily, Feelings, The Mother | Leave a Comment
Picture this:
You and a friend of yours go into separate rooms with a piece of string each. You call him or her on a phone and try to explain to them how to tie a knot. You know how to tie it very well, but as you can imagine, trying to explain to someone exactly […]
Jan
12
The Video Version: Down by the Bay
Filed Under Ash's Little Personality, Baby Video, The Mother, Videos | Leave a Comment
Do not press play unless you want to hear my not-good singing voice. As mentioned before, Ash’s new favorite song is Down by the Bay. This is what I hear as I fall asleep EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. JESUS. H. CHRIST.
Nov
15
Mom Brain
Filed Under The Mother, Videos | Leave a Comment
Yesterday I walked around a grocery store with Ash in his stroller for about twenty minutes, picked up a loaf of french bread, soy milk, two pears, candy and six cans of organic pop and juice. I went to the checkout, paid with my visa and walked out of the grocery store. Leaving all my […]
Sep
1
Almost at the End
Filed Under Pregnancy Belly!, Pregnancy Countdown, Pregnancy Doctor's Appointments, Pregnancy Weight, Status Updates, The Father, The Mother, The Retail Side, Websites | 3 Comments
I had a dream last night about my flat stomach. I wonder if I’ll be one of the lucky ones and have my belly come back looking like it used to. I’ve always been confident about my stomach- no matter how much my weight has fluctuated (which it has, a lot), my stomach has (almost) […]
Aug
10
Five Weeks to Go
Filed Under Daily, Feelings, Pregnancy Boobs, Pregnancy Countdown, Pregnancy Doctor's Appointments, Pregnancy Weight, Status Updates, The Father, The Mother, The Retail Side | 3 Comments
When I should be focusing on things like preparing for birth, I’m not. Instead, I’m having a very hard time sleeping at night, concentrating during the day, and not being able to relax. Ever.
Had I known that moving to Nova Scotia would be so hard on me, I’m not sure I would have. […]
Jul
30
Nova Scotia!
Filed Under Feelings, Pregnancy Countdown, The Father, The Mother | Leave a Comment
We made it safe and sound to Nova Scotia after two full days (12 hours+ each day) of driving. We weren’t involved in any accidents, the cargo unit strapped to our car’s roof behaved as it should have, and we weren’t pulled over for speeding. We only got “lost” a couple of times, and were […]
Jul
23
32 Week Portraits
Filed Under Pregnancy Belly!, Pregnancy Doesn't Suck, The Father, The Mother | 1 Comment
This weekend Clive and I took a four-day vacation to Northern-ish Ontario. He caught fish. I didn’t. Instead, I took off my shirt and posed for some 32-week portraits.
Jul
16
Prenatal Classes
Filed Under Daily, Feelings, Pregnancy Boobs, The Father, The Mother | Leave a Comment
Clive and I attended prenatal classes this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, 9-4). I really liked the classes, even though I don’t think I learned anything new (other than some surprising local statistics about induction, c-sections, episiotomies etc), it was nice to go there and know that Clive was learning a lot of the things I’ve […]
Jul
11
On Having a Boy
Filed Under Daily, Feelings, Pregnancy Countdown, The Mother | 3 Comments
I have no idea what to do with foreskin.
Because circumcision isn’t even close to an option for me (us), I’ve been thinking about the “reasoning” behind people who don’t have strong Jewish traditions still circumcising their newborns. “It’s cleaner” is the biggest one, with “We want he and his father to match” and […]
Jul
9
My Poor Baby
Filed Under Feelings, Pregnancy Ailments, The Mother | Leave a Comment
If my kid has a strong hatred for the dentist, I’ll know it was my fault for exposing him to the sound of drills in utereo. He’s never moved around so much for so long before. I’ve ruined him!