Author: calm mama

what is my blogging story?

I’m way late to the party on this. Chilihead (oh, how I love her family photo), started this thing, a what-is-your-blogging-story carnival. I saw the questions, and couldn’t resist. I’m number 175. How did you start blogging? I realize now…

and then i bit his head off

Neither one of us was in a particularly swell mood this morning. I didn’t quite notice the signs at first. Or rather, the one BIG sign. He didn’t make my cup of “mother-to-be tea.” I once read an article once…

read my list: no new toxins

There’s a lot to keep track of during pregnancy. Read my list in today’s post at Parenting.com.

i heart my prenatal swim class

On Friday, I took my first of the “other” kind of swim class. Instead of paddling around in deep water wearing floaties, we had more of a water aerobics experience, standing in a 3-foot-deep warm-water pool. It started out innocently…

naming the baby

Scott and I realized today that we might want to get on this whole baby-naming thing. I’m going to tell you the name I like best right now. Because I know you’re dying to know. And I know I’m not…

about our cat

After nearly two weeks of being in and out of various hospitals, receiving hydration and blood transfusions, having her chin positively crusted with liquid medicines and vitamin supplements that she didn’t want to swallow, our Fred-cat was diagnosed with cancer.…

i’m ready for my close up, mr. demille*

Happy Birthday to me: I’m 38 years old today. And I’m debuting on Parenting.com’s new website, Project Pregnancy. Click the link to read my first new post. It’s on circumcision. Ow! (You’ll also see a few “archived posts” which you…