Some women share everything about their pregnancy experience. They feel comfortable to tell all: how they’re feeling physically and emotionally, how many times a day the baby kicks, when and how their belly button popped, their new pant size, what commercials now make them cry, everything! I find myself having 2 immediate reactions to these “open book” women. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for February, 2009
When you’re pregnant you get to take your baby everywhere
So, I’m writing this the day before I get on a plane to spend 6 luxurious, fun, margarita-filled days with my sister in Mexico. I’m proud of us – my sister and me – for creating this. We both had babies last fall. She gave birth to twins in August and my Jake was born in September. We’re giving ourselves a treat. I am so looking forward to heart-to-heart talks, getting to know my sister – and who she is now – better, listening to a foreign language, relaxing by the pool without worrying about anyone’s schedule – other than, when does the buffet open?, dancing and drinking and laughing a lot! Oh, and feeling that warm, warm sun!
In order to experience this, I’ve got to get out of the car, which will have my husband and 2 kids in it, in the morning. Read the rest of this entry »
What we learn from the baby in the belly
There are reasons that pregnancy is nine months long (or ten months long, depending on how you count). Do you agree? There are things that I needed to learn before my baby came out of the womb. On a basic level, there were shifts occurring in my daily routine – drinking very little alcohol, not staying up late on the weekends – during my pregnancy that prepared me for taking care of an infant. And, believe me, it really worked for me that these changes could evolve over time. I didn’t want to go cold turkey on all the life style changes!
Then there were things I learned about my capacities during my pregnancy. Read the rest of this entry »
We all know what happens when we assume!
We all know what happens when we assume, yet is it SO easy to do. I know I assume, especially when someone is experiencing something that I’ve already experienced. I know what she is feeling, right? I’ve been there. Well, I may not at all. There are things that I don’t know about her set of circumstances, I don’t know what she’s thinking and feeling unless she’s told me.
Jennifer had been married a few years when they got pregnant. People assumed this was terrific news. It wasn’t… initially. Her marriage and finances were not on strong footing and Jennifer didn’t feel that this was at all the right time to add a baby into the mix. Read the rest of this entry »
