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Ch-Ch-Changes

My apologies to all those readers whom this might offend, but I looked at my engorged, painful way too big for the 36DD nursing bra that I have bosoms in the mirror this morning and marvelled that there are people in this world that pay good money to emulate the look.  Are they crazy?  Certainly, no shortage [...]

Birth Announcement

We are just now back from the birthing center and oh, what an adventurous time warp this birth experience was.  So what took so long?  I was in labor for more than 30 hours.  This is not a typo.  The only pain meds were a couple of shots late Saturday night so I could get [...]

Game On

OK.  For those not around here, there’s this tropical storm Hanna that’s coming through.  Fortunately for us, the wind is pretty moderate here, although it’s been raining pretty good since last night.  As Hanna was forecasted to head this way, we started to realize that Remy was likely timing his entry to occur during the [...]

The Latest

Hi there.  Things are progressing, it seems, but I’m not actually in labor or anything yet.  Through Tuesday night, it became evident that there is some amniotic fluid leakage.  Nothing gushing, just the occasional trickle when I move my hips in certain ways or sometimes when the baby moves.  And yes I know the difference between [...]

39 Weeks Update

Today marks 39 weeks and still Remy stays inside all cozy and cuddly.  I have been feeling different the past few days, with more than usual pelvic pressure over the cervix, wild variations in fatigue and energy levels, and a general view of the world as a place with too-small spaces, too-heavy items and generally [...]

Personal Mastery

Lately I’ve been plugging my way through the book The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge, flipping past the pedantry to find the occasional moments of brilliance, or at least, reasonably good insight.  The best stuff I’ve found by far is the chapter on personal mastery.   What Mr. Senge means by personal mastery is the discipline for personal growth [...]