Being a parent is hard. Being a parent of a newborn is really hard. But for centuries people have continued to have kids (granted some of them not on purpose, and some of them for the purpose of having enough farm hands - but many are lovingly and intentionally brought into this world) and now [...]
When you have a baby these days, particularly if you live in Portland, Maine (or any other "progressive" city) you are overwhelmingly pressured into breastfeeding. And don't get me wrong - it's great that breastfeeding is now the recommended way to feed baby, and that doctors and parents alike are beginning (or continuing) to realize [...]
This Sunday Mia will be a month old. Holy shit is all I have to say about that. I can't believe 4 weeks have already flown by - and more distressing, that only 6 weeks are left until I have to go back to work. I really thought I was going to be able to [...]
I've been thinking about writing this post for a few days now - and besides the obvious reasons for the delay (breastfeeding, changing diapers, breastfeeding, changing diapers...also breastfeeding and changing diapers) I've been putting it off because it seems literally impossible (even for a copywriter) to put into words the experience of birthing a child. [...]
Well....it's that time...the day I hoped I actually wouldn't ever see. But alas, here we are at 40 weeks pregnant. Today is baby Mia's due date. As you can clearly see, she has decided not to make her appearance yet - to everyone's dismay, mostly mine. I just keep telling myself it's because she didn't [...]
All I can think about when writing the title of this post (Home Stretch) are the horrific stretch marks that have officially taken over my stomach. It's so heartbreaking to make it all the way to 9 months without any stretch marks - and then all of a sudden - BOOM - they're everywhere. This [...]
Well.....Im still pregnant. No 4th of July baby - sorry Dan. I know it's not even my due date yet so this shouldn't really come as a surprise, but once you get to the last month of pregnancy, every day without a baby feels like a year. A really tired, overweight, uncomfortable year. To pass the time [...]
Well, today makes 37 weeks, which means baby Richards is FULL TERM. It's also July, which means game on for her arrival. I even started having some painful contractions (not coming in a pattern yet) which my doctor says COULD mean she is ready to make her appearance a little bit early - but it [...]
This past weekend I became 9 months pregnant. Even though that's not technically full term (next week is full term) it sounds like it because people always think pregnancy lasts 9 months. All pregnant women, however, are keenly aware that pregnancy is actually 10 (long) months. Those last 4 weeks make a big difference. They [...]
I knew this day would come but a little part of me was holding out that maybe it wouldn't. Alas - it came anyway. I found a stretchmark on my stomach. I thought for sure I would get stretchmarks on my sides (maybe I still will, who knows), but instead they are cropping up underneath [...]
Oh Baby Richards 