Month: August 2010

One Thousand Gifts-Week 50

 Babymoon, when you are supposed to relax and enjoy your new baby and get strong and recover. Unless, you have to deal with document problems with the insurance company and the DMV that didn’t surface until 2 days after you gave birth and can’t wait, or finding out that someone […]

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7 Quick Takes Friday-All about the baby

1. This is going to sound weird, but, I ALMOST like the smell of baby poop. Not from an 8 month old baby eating solid foods, but that newborn, nothing but breastmilk sort of cheesy yellow poop. Admit it, you’ve smelled way worse. There’s something almost comforting, familiar and fond […]

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Homemade Baby Wipes

I started making my own wipes many years ago. That way I know exactly what’s in them and don’t have to worry about what’s on my baby’s skin. (Or mine. There have been train trips where access to a baby wipe sponge bath has come in handy.) The wipes that […]

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The Birth of Jellybean-Part III

Part I Part II Beema’s house. The kids go straight to their beds there. I go straight to the couch while Milly gets her room ready. They aren’t that hard, the contractions, but I do vomit, a lot, until I’m completely empty, and yet I still feel nauseous. I’m still […]

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The Birth of Jellybean-Part II

Part I is here. After dinner I have the kids each pack a bag for a stay at Beema’s house. Just in case we need to go there tonight. I call Milly, I call Michelle. After all, we all know that I can go from something to SOMETHING quite quickly, […]

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The Birth of Jellybean-Part I

 It starts Sunday night. At least, I’m hoping it’s a start. They could be real contractions, but it’s so mild I can’t really tell. The hospital monitor showed several while I was in there two weeks ago but I haven’t felt any of them. Whatever is going on, I sleep […]

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One Thousand Gifts-Week Whatever, New Baby

Catching my own baby as he was born with the loving support of family and friends nearby. Michelle, our midwife and friend, coming to help at the end for free. The Girl putting her hand gently on my head as I lay in the car to comfort me every time […]

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I can see my feet,

and they are a whole lot smaller too. For those of you not on Twitter or facebook, Jellybean was born Tuesday morning, Aug. 10, at 4:05. 8lb 11oz, 20 7/8 inches long. I’m working on putting together the whole story soon with pictures. In the meantime…. Just look at that […]

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Still Pregnant

Today marks the longest I have ever carried a child, 39 weeks, with nary a contraction in sight. I am tired. Also, very uncomfortable and big footed. Random strangers like to accost me in public places to tell me I’m “ready to pop”. Aaron tells me I’m missing a golden […]

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Making it up as we go

Ten years ago today I married Aaron in my little Canadian hometown. This week I read Tamra’s post about weddings which I loved, and it reminded me of my own wedding. Particularly it reminded me of my mom, who over the years had managed to equate everything that went wrong […]

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