Try as hard I might, I really can't picture what my first looked like. I have a vague idea of his physical being: over 6 ft, red hair, freckles. But that's about it ( Read more... )

Eric, his parents and I went on a hospital tour today to check out the maternity ward and rooms. The first 1.5 hours of the "tour" was basically sitting in a room chatting about things like birth certificates, prenatal testing, paternity establishment, blah blah blah ( Read more... )

When I went to the doctor on Monday he mentioned the dreaded "I" word. Induce. Because of my high blood pressure (which is doing ok) I am at risk for pre-eclampsia and may have to be induced early. I do not want to be induced. Being induced is the exact opposite of what I want ( Read more... )

I hate shopping. I was born without that whole “shop to you drop” gene. But here I am at the point in my pregnancy when I need to shop my ass off. Cribs, play yards, strollers, car seats, breastpumps... The one thing I don’t have to worry about is clothes, I am sure Mena will have a steady stream of adorable clothes incoming from day 1. I ( Read more... )

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In four months, Eric and I will have a tiny Mena...and no place to put her. No doubt she's not going to take up much room at first, but her "stuff" is accumulating at a rapid rate. And I don't think Eric's mom has gotten into the full swing of things quite yet ( Read more... )

Coheed & Cambria will be at Acro on March 10th.

I will be 7 months pregnant.

They will be with Linkin Park (ick).

Should I go anyway?

I might hurt some bros and/or teeny boppers.

Maybe I can bro rape....

Turns out I am NOT always right. Can you imagine?

The baby at 17 weeks:


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I stole this from FSTDT.com and it made me laugh for like 20 minutes at work. I still giggle thinking about it.

"Athiests as a Majority ( Read more... )

I officially started my second trimester with the little bean here and have officially dubbed him (or her) Thumper. Every now and then I feel a little thump. Eric's incredibly jealous that he can't feel it yet. Supposedly, I am not supposed to be able to feel it yet. But if someone 3.5 inches is moving around in your stomach, I think you feel ( Read more... )