Here I am, enjoying my last night of pregnancy insomnia. It is officially “Jonah’s Eve” - the night before Jonah’s big debut into “the real world”.I know that babies have been born since the beginning of time. I realize that most of you reading this have already experienced “the night before” View Post
Howling at the Full Moon
OK - so I am sitting here in bed counting what apparently is just Braxton Hicks contractions. This feels much like cleaning my kids’ room while they are in there playing - POINTLESS!I am 39 weeks tomorrow, which is considered full term. There is a full moon in the sky tonight. Coincidence? - I View Post
Breastfeeding Support is More Than a Good Bra, Part 1
Breastfeeding is how babies have been fed for centuries, or rather since the beginning of time. Our ancestors did not have the choice between breast or bottle, formula or breast milk. They were simply left with one solution - breastfeed, or your baby will go hungry...Knowing how generations View Post
Waiting
I have known you a life time, but never met you.You are a piece of me, and I of you. I long to see your face, to feel that I have seen you before,yet we will lock eyes for the first time. View Post
As Long as the Baby is Healthy
Lately I have had my fair share of “as long as the baby is healthy” comments. A medical professional even said “all you want is ten fingers and ten toes”... I know that people are just trying to be nice to me. They are making an attempt to start a warm and fuzzy conversation and reassure me that View Post
Waiting for Jonah – Let’s Have Some Fun!
It is a quiet Saturday evening in our house. All the kids (even my husband) fell asleep early. I am not quite used to this tranquility and peacefulness, but I am rather enjoying it - for now. As I am sitting here, laptop in my lap, a sleeping toddler to my left and a sleeping husband to my left, I View Post
Belevation Belly Band Review
What does every pregnant mama need? The one thing we all long for during our nine months (more or less) of incubation is SUPPORT! “Support” in some fashion. Whether it is from our partner, our friends, family, or even if it is in form of View Post
BelliVita Belly Bowls – A Beautiful Way to Remember Your Pregnancy Size
What do you give the woman who is about to deliver your fourth son? - The woman who has everything that makes her happy here in life, and who wishes for nothing more?!This woman has spent 90 months out of the 100 months that you have been with her, either pregnant or breastfeeding. (But who is View Post
Preparing for Baby
The following blog post was first published on Mama's Baby Cupcakes in November, 2013 as part of their "Preparing for Baby" blog series.Here I am, approximately one month away from delivering our fourth son. My mind is spinning with all the preparations that have to be done between now and View Post
Letter to Jonah – Homestretch
Dear Jonah,I am sitting here at 11:00pm on a “school night”, unable to sleep because of my pregnancy insomnia, various aches and pains - and simply because I have too much on my mind. But it’s OK - everything is as it should be at this point.We, you and I, are 33 weeks into our mother-son View Post
Have a Heart – Get an Ultrasound
I am sitting here on “ultrasound eve”, aka the night before my next scan. I always have a certain level of anxiety and excitement prior to these appointments. So far everything has checked out fine with this pregnancy, but it is not something I take for granted - EVER. This little life growing and View Post
Nesting… Fact or Fiction?
It’s apparently real - and here to stay... my nesting instinct has kicked into high gear!Tonight alone is a great example of the lack of rationale behind my behavior! I came home from work - exhausted after a long productive day at the office. I started homework with Jacob, while I played with View Post
“Four Boys?! Oh Boy!” – Part 2
I promised a follow up to part 1 of “Four Boys?! Oh Boy!” posted earlier this week. Well, I have been thinking long and hard on which stories to include, because as a mother of soon to be four I have had my fair share of unsolicited comments from strangers, friends and relatives alike. Please dear View Post
“Four Boys?! Oh Boy!” – Part 1
“Hi! Yes, I know, my belly is really big. No, I am not about to pop, although it may look like that. Nope, it is not twins, I am certain. Yes, we know what we are having - its our fourth boy!” “Four boys, yep - “Oh boy” is right!”... and that is approximately how every conversation with complete View Post