Banana Peel

They’ve been waiting patiently, folded neatly in my drawer. The drawer I avoided like the plague. Oh how I’ve longed for buttons and zippers instead of elastic!
Today I was brave.
Today I opened that drawer. I pulled them out. I carefully unfolded them. With trembling hands I held them as I slipped my feet in and [...]

Well folks this baby is still liking it’s place in mommy’s belly.
I had an appointment yesterday. Baby is doing fine, heart rate was good. I’m doing fine so we’re just waiting some more.
I am having “signs that I won’t be pregnant forever” as my midwife put it. So, we’ll see.
Any “come out baby!” prayers you [...]

So, my wonderful, amazing hunk of a husband hung up my clothes line the other day. It has been wonderful to hang the laundry out to dry and not have to use our dryer so much. Especially since I’ve been doing laundry almost daily these days so that if the baby does arrive the laundry [...]

Happy “Due Date” to me!
Today is that happy little day that has been circled and starred on my calendar for the past nine months. Today is the day we have been looking forward to. Even though I knew I would probably not have the baby on my “due date” it was still something nice to [...]

I had a prenatal appointment on Tuesday. Everything is looking good. The heart beat was beating away at 132 and rose to 148 with stimulation (which is what we want!). I lost a pound, but that was no big deal because I also lost a lot of swelling (dandelion leaf tea works wonders, the cold [...]