Author: calm mama

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Yoga

This morning my yoga teacher cried at the beginning of our class. Yoga is about being present with whatever happens. So we were all cool with it. Even though it has never happened before. She was being present with her…

small babies in the news

“Nonstick Chemical Exposure Tied to Small Babies” Early on in my pregnancy, I made the decision to stop using nonstick cookware. Based on a few health risk studies that had been publicized around that time, and a discussion with my…

52% of babies can’t be wrong

With all the mental preparation behind, under, and inside of me, I went for my 26 week 2-vessel cord growth check ultrasound today. As soon as we walked into the darkened room, I asked the ultrasound technician to please speak…

tiny kindnesses

At 2 p.m. today, after a series of unremarkable events: yoga class, flaking on a friend because I was too tired to go for a walk, coming home to discover cleaning ladies on their way and needing to be let…

everything goes better with haiku

The. Best. Haiku. Ever. … is at the top of this post at Absolutely Bananas, and it’s a contest. And of course it’s baby-related. I hate to tell you about it, because I want to win that book, and I…

the testing rant

New posts are up at other places: I took my parents shopping for something other than strollers or gliders, here (SFist.com). I’m a little miffed about my pregnancy being treated like a disease, here (Parenting.com). A few more words about…