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…
how to (not) buy a glider chair for the nursery
Go to local mid-size baby gear emporium where staff is a little overly attentive and inexplicably annoying. Sit in three of the six chairs available on the floor and determine that they all make your lower back hurt. Ask 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…
the stork store is now open
Click here and get your stork gear now, while my pregnancy lasts…