Archive for Honoring each others' choices
August 13, 2009 at 9:43 pm
· Filed under Enjoying your pregnant status, Honoring each others' choices, Transforming the conversation, Uncategorized ·Tagged baby, baby names, choice, Transforming the conversation
What is in a name? Why do I get so attached?
As I’ve talked with pregnant women lately about their name selection process, I’ve gotten present to how much I like McKenzie’s and Jake’s names. I think the names fit them so well. Really, I was puffing myself up about what a great job we did in the name selection process! And that begs some questions: Do the names fit them or are they fitting their names to some degree? Is there something to the idea that people will relate to a “McKenzie” in a certain way? Would you be surprised to learn that McKenzie is an energetic girl that loves dancing, listening to music and expressing her opinions? Read the rest of this entry »
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July 27, 2009 at 9:42 pm
· Filed under Choosing your care and support, Honoring each others' choices ·Tagged baby, choice, family, Honoring each others' choices, pregnancy, pregnant
Leslie tends to be fairly open, transparent, and asks a lot of people their opinions. She certainly did this when she was considering adding to her family as a 44 year-old, recently divorced, single Mom. She asked others: What are the implications to the kid? What about the family? What about the sibling, because Leslie had a 7-year-old daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 1, 2009 at 3:48 am
· Filed under Enjoying your pregnant status, Honoring each others' choices, Transforming the conversation ·Tagged baby, baby names, choice, popular baby names
When you’re pregnant one of the things you get to do is pick a name for your child! This has always occurred as an exciting, creative process for me: throwing out options, narrowing it down with your partner. I think of it as fun, fun, fun! I was almost disappointed in both of our pregnancies when we had decided on names for both genders because now the naming task was over! Darn. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 16, 2009 at 3:32 am
· Filed under Experiencing the miracle of birth, Honoring each others' choices ·Tagged baby, birth, delivery, delivery process, pregnancy, pregnant, Transforming the conversation
Julie reflected over the events of the past couple of days. And boy were there some events to consider! She held in her arms a beautiful baby boy. Her baby was colicky, yet for the moment he was calm so she was going to consider and revel in what she had accomplished. She gave birth to a baby. Now, it didn’t happen the way she might have originally thought it might. And it unfolded in a way that was comfortable to her. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 6, 2009 at 4:06 am
· Filed under Enjoying your pregnant status, Honoring each others' choices ·Tagged baby, birth, celebrity pregnancies, Honoring each others' choices, pregnancy, pregnant, pregnant celebrities
Many people are curious about how celebrities handle certain circumstances. What does it look like when they travel? How are the choices they make for their kids different? How do they handle pregnancy? I know I’m curious! And, I’m curious about some of the pettiest of details!
Where will they give birth? Are they a wimp about labor pains? How much weight will they gain? Read the rest of this entry »
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August 1, 2008 at 12:37 am
· Filed under Honoring each others' choices ·Tagged head, heart, left-brain, right-brain
The book – Expect the Best while You’re Expecting – will suggest to expectant mothers that they pay attention to their thoughts and feelings as they make choices around their pregnancy and childbirth. This is asking women to listen to their head and their heart. How does that work? Read the rest of this entry »
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