For those that haven't heard, Aspen Pearl Eskew was born August 14, 2011 at 12:01pm after 17 hours of grueling natural, drug-free labor. She was 8lbs, 20.5 inches, and I had a 2nd degree tear requiring 6 stitches. She is beautiful and I will try to get pictures up at some point.

Well this is interesting... I think my baby might have dropped! Last night I had much worse lower back pain than usual, and all today I've felt like she's grinding her head into my cervix and I have to walk knock-kneed or she's going to come out. It's ranged from uncomfortable to painful enough to make me bend forward and make weird faces (I'm ( Read more... )

Someone posted in the austincommunity LJ looking for a 1 bedroom apartment for $1400/month. ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Holy freaking crap, dude. That's more than my mortgage, insurance, taxes, AND HOA fees for my 4/2.5 HOUSE WITH A YARD. I am totally dumbfounded by people willing and eager to waste their money on a trendy upscale (tiny) apartment so they can ( Read more... )

I don't remember the last time I got a decent night's sleep. I'm beginning to think I may never get one again. Certainly not for a long time ( Read more... )

For those that didn't read it on Facebook, Lane passed his test and is now a Master Electrician! So proud!

New scholarship available to white males onlyWAH WAH WAH. Poor, repressed white man! This scholarship was started by a 28 year old white male, who claims "he got the idea while applying for college.  He said scholarship money was not there for him and that he felt excluded ( Read more... )

So one very cool thing we learned on our honeymoon: dolphins can see your fetus' heartbeat, and it kind of freaks them out to be around pregnant women. I still got my kiss, but the poor dolphin had to be verbally calmed by the trainer and was obviously skittish. Which made me nervous too... dolphins have teeth ( Read more... )

We're married, we're honeymooned, and we're having a baby girl! She's big, she's healthy, and she gets very excited and moves around a lot at meal times. And she eats a LOT! We have a list of names but haven't picked one out and may not for a while. And we are very, very glad this wedding business is OVER!!! Well, besides for packing stuff up, ( Read more... )

In 10 days, I will be married!!! The idea is completely surreal right now. I've spent almost 28 years unmarried... part of me still can't believe that in just 10 days that will change. It's always seemed like it would never get here, and now it's coming fast and I have way too much to do!

Today, I am officially the Heaviest I Have Ever Been, and I am so thrilled! Reveling in my baby bump.