The Last Date

Jason is coming with me to Paradise tomorrow. We’ll go to my midwife appointment and introduce him to everyone. Then we’ll have dinner somewhere. After that we’ll attend the water birth class and get to know the birth center and hospital a little bit.
I realized last night that it’s most likely going to be the [...]

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Naiah, Big Sis

Me: Naiah, what are we going to do with a baby when she comes out?
Naiah (age 3): Oh, I’m going to rock her. . . and sing to her. . . and pick her up. . . and put her down. . . and feed her. . . and talk to her. . . and [...]

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Doctors

So I had occasion to make a little trip to the local E.R. recently. (It was no big deal, but I’ll explain further on the baby blog when I get the chance.) To clarify, this is the local hospital where I will NOT be delivering a baby next month, unless something goes very, very wrong. [...]

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Drive less, pay less?

Looks like staying home is actually starting to pay off!
Who knew? I’m proud to have done our part by not going anywhere. Restores my faith in the power of supply and demand.
And it’s just in time for all those trips to Paradise next month.

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If Anybody Needs Me

I’ll be stuck here, on this squishy couch.
Don’t worry. I have the laptop.
If I go into labor, I’ll email you.
Bring a winch.

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Disappearance

Naiah (age 3): Mommy, can we go back to the fair today? Please?
Me: No, baby. The fair is gone. They left on Sunday.
Naiah: What the daisy?!

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Aha!

I’m going to read The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. As soon as I find it. Which probably means internet shopping. And I refuse to pay for shipping on books. So it could be a while. But I have a plan and a direction, and I’m excited about discovering new authors.
Look at me, all up into [...]

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Present.

I’m alive, and Ella is kicking. I just don’t have a good place to sit in front of the computer and type at the moment. All our furniture is topsy-turvy because we’re rearranging the house. Must nest. But must not move furniture. So conflicted.
On Thursday, Jenn and I and the three big girls (Anna, Sarah, [...]

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Escape!

Jenn and the twins and I are rolling down the hill to Paradise in about half an hour. Pray we get there without too many delays. The one open route is still swarming with clean-up crews from the fires, so we’re not sure how long it will take.
We’re going to see the midwives, grab a [...]

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It’s the Snuggles

This may be one of the big reasons we keep having babies:

Naiah in the Sleepy Wrap, tonight.
The twins were not held nearly enough as infants. My arms were constantly tired, and the strappy, buckly front carrier dug into my shoulders and even made the babies uncomfortable. Carrying them was a chore, and I avoided it [...]

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