Category: project p

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…

preparing for childbirth

The room has pale green textured walls; gentle new age nature-y music plays. Scott sits on a wooden bench; I sit on a dark green “birth ball.” We sip filtered water from paper cups. Our instructor G. sits on the…

i am so boring

I am really really boring lately. Spent all of yesterday doing more Internet shopping for baby, except for the time I took out of my glazed-eyed stupor to get an estimate on the damage to my car. $1500. That was…

feeling a million miles away

But only one or two clicks from you. Today I am sleepy. I made it through yoga this morning, which was delightful, and have discovered as of this week that in spite of well-intentioned desires (or obsessively driven desires, depending…

smelly belly

Yesterday, my doula came for a visit. You can click here to read the report at parenting.com. Also yesterday, my free sample package arrived from mama mio. Nothing has ever made me want to order a product more. What with…

loose marbles, dots left unconnected

A tiny tasty tidbit over at Project Parenting today. I am having the hardest time keeping track of things. Getting things done. Remembering whom I told what or didn’t. This is Pregnancy Brain, right? Returning emails: Keep meaning to do…

what’s your birth story?

I have a post up today at Project Parenting, about people advising me rather strongly to have a medicated birth. Dear reader, have you given birth? How did it go? Is there something you regret about the choices you made?…

feeling kicky

I’ve got a new post up at Project Parenting today, all about yesterday’s good-day-ness, and about how I’m applying a little too late to collect on the SDI benefits, unless the baby comes late. Sigh. Yoga and the waxing of…