Let’s Talk Old Wives’ Tales

I’ve heard most of the ones concerning pregnancy, I’m pretty sure.  One of the first ones I heard was when I was pregnant with Olivia and was told I was *definitely* carrying a boy because of how low my belly was. Since then, I don’t put much stock...

Baby Prep Status

Since I last posted about preparing for my babymoon (love that term!), I’ve slowly been adding to the stockpile. 6 honey oat bread mixes 3 pizza dough mixes 3 cornbread mixes 2 gallon baggies of muffins 1 gallon bag of waffles And also: 1 pork roast 1 chuck...

How We’re Preparing for Baby

Really? There are still things that need to be done for #3? Umm…. Ok, so you got me thinking, whoever-it-was-who-originally-asked-me-this. As far as actual purchases go, we’re looking into a big boy bed for Benjamin. That’s pretty much it. And he...

Revisited: Hospital Decisions

I do believe last I talked with you all about birthing choices, we were set on driving over an hour to get to a hospital so natural-birth-friendly that they had birthing tubs and doulas on staff. And it was a great hospital. They answered all the questions right. Had...

Going Over Our Birth Options Again

I had pretty much decided how this birth would go.  Josh was against homebirth since we’re about half an hour from the hospital.  I didn’t really want to drive over an hour to a birthing center or hospital that would allow me to use a midwife.  So I was...