Author: calm mama

water has broken

Like the first wa-a-a-aa… You know. Like the Cat Stevens song. Now we wait for labor to begin. (Twinge.) Was that it? Not yet… Not sure when I’ll be posting again next. I’ve asked a few super-awesome parent blogger peeps…

what our cat’s life is like

A pregnancy is hard on a cat. First of all. There’s no good lap space left. You try to rest your head and paws against this mountainous belly and either you slide down, or the belly moves and you slide…

last meal redux

I don’t know how many more date nights I can squeeze out of Scott before this baby comes, but we had one more tonight and no truffles to confuse us, so that was good. We also figured out, not a…

dry run

My parents came to visit on Tuesday. They called it a “Dry Run.” For the big event. You know. In seven days (according to my LMP — Last Menstrual Period) or ten days, according to the measurement of the bean…

today, i cooked

I had energy. My body didn’t ache. On days when I have energy, when it doesn’t hurt to move, I don’t mind being this pregnant. Seven, ten, 24 days to go. Not sure when he’s going to arrive, but I…

better belly pics and nursery photos

Nothing like trying to photograph the nursery for your mother-in-law with your new/used camera to make you realize that you should have bought a wide-angle lens. So here are some snippets of the nursery, rather than a full view. Nothing…

the ups and downs

After a lovely evening practicing hypnosis techniques with my honey, I can hardly remember the hysteria of earlier in the day. I know that I got all wound up on the way to Pilates this morning. As I was driving…