Last night after a church meeting, Jon and I were hungry — so we decided to make a late-night outing to our local diner for pancakes. (I ended up getting blintzes — more protein for baby!) It seemed like the sort of spontaneous thing one should do before a baby is born, and it made me think: What other spontaneous things should we be doing? Continue reading “Spontaneity”
The Happiest Baby on the Block, by Harvey Karp
This book will probably make it in my “Top 5 Baby Books” list — that is, if the tips in it actually work. Continue reading “The Happiest Baby on the Block, by Harvey Karp”
Waiting and learning
To keep myself from going stir-crazy while we wait for labor to begin, I feel that I need to concentrate on a couple of new projects. Continue reading “Waiting and learning”
Don’t mess with Papa Bear
A bit of excitement last night: we discovered signs of an attempted break-in at our house. Lucky for the evil-doer I wasn’t around, or he would have met Papa Bear defending his den. Continue reading “Don’t mess with Papa Bear”
Baby has a new friend
Yesterday, I got a really exciting phone call. Jane and Andy, our very good friends, have been in the adoption process for a few months. Yesterday morning, Jane got a call Continue reading “Baby has a new friend”
Bo-ring
Well, my cramping and spotting has pretty much subsided — I guess a good night’s sleep does that. And least we have “a clean house”:http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/camera-ready/ now. Continue reading “Bo-ring”
Bon voyage
If you could peek through our windows, you might think we were going on vacation. We’ve got a couple suitcases packed. There’s a big bag of granola bars and snacks ready to go. We’re doing last-minute laundry. There is a checklist on the diningroom table of last-minute things to remember: Continue reading “Bon voyage”
Camera ready
Baby can be born now, it’s fine: “the new camera”:http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/tracking-baby arrived today. Continue reading “Camera ready”
Interesting developments
Well, since my midwife appointment this morning, I’ve been having some consistent cramping. What does this mean? Continue reading “Interesting developments”
Bring it on
Today I had another midwife appointment — everything is looking good: weight, blood pressure, no swelling, etc. Jenny checked me and said I’m 1/2 cm dilated (better than nothing) Continue reading “Bring it on”