Posted in Raising kids on Jul 20th, 2010
Well, I’ve made it to 35 weeks, which is wonderful. The babies are big, which is also wonderful. And I am enormous, which is not so wonderful. In fact, despite having done the whole newborn thing twice before, I am actually praying for an early delivery. Tomorrow sounds about right. Even though I know the [...]
Posted in Raising kids on Jul 16th, 2010
On Friday afternoon, at my non-stress test, the contraction monitor picked up a bunch of low-grade contractions that I couldn’t even feel. Since they were a couple minutes apart, my nurse told me to take it easy for the next few days and stay off my feet. No errands. No chores. No cooking. No cleaning. [...]
Posted in Raising kids on Jul 13th, 2010
When I went to the OB on Thursday, they weighed me, as they always do. I’d gained eight pounds in two weeks. And my belly had turned from a 35 centimeter watermelon to a 40 centimeter beach ball. Well, it would be a beach ball, if beach balls were filled with lead. I’d told Doug [...]
I am a reader (I feel about books the way some people feel about chocolate: yum), a writer (I've written a book, even: The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year), and a mother (of four). So that's what I blog about: reading, writing, and raising my kids.