Evelyn’s Birth Story. Or: How I Lost My Skirt in the ER Entryway

(This triple layer banana cake with cream cheese frosting was completely gone by the time labor started.) Contractions started at 4am on Sunday, May 13th. They caught me off guard, even though I was five days late at that point. I’d been waiting for other signs...

Group B Strep. This Is A First.

I was told today that my group B strep culture came back positive.  And here’s what I learned about that: Group B strep is considered normal flora. Group B strep is not a concern to anyone but pregnant women, or rather, their babies. Group B strep comes and...

The Plans

So a lot of people are confused about us and the San Diego. We went out there last summer for an internship and I was amazed at the amount of people who were surprised when we came back. Apparently I’m a horrible communicator. (Says the person who hasn’t...