Nausea, fatigue, tender breasts, bloating, frequent urination, food cravings or aversions….these are all tell tale signs of pregnancy. Most women experience these symptoms after a missed period and can tell that they are pregnant. But not me. Before I even missed my monthly I knew. I remember saying to myself…”I recognize that kind of crazy!” [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on June 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My eyes slid open at 8am. I felt relaxed, drugged, but relaxed. I don’t think that I had truly relaxed in over nine months. It had snowed over 12.5 inches over night and the entire city was shut down which is why my mom decided to stay in one of the hospital hotel rooms that [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As I was still looking out the window at 5:30am, my nurse came in to wake me up and give me time to take a shower. I asked her to wake me up the night before because I was sure that the Ambien would knock me out and I would sleep until it was time [...]
Filed under: I'm growing an alien, Mr. Baby Man, Uncategorized on April 21st, 2009 | 1 Comment »
SO… we recently bought a very expensive camera in anticipation of taking tons of pictures of the most beautiful (and intelligent) baby in all the world. When thinking about JT’s first Easter and how we would commemorate it, I really didn’t want to do the old mall Easter bunny pics that may or may not [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It is finally my turn. I now officially have a story! You know the story I’m talking about. The story that all mothers feel obligated to tell every expectant mom when she is nine months pregnant and feeling anxious and overwhelmed from the imminent body splitting torture she is sure to endure. I now realize [...]
Filed under: Mr. Baby Man, Uncategorized on April 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The birth announcement of James Timothy is also available online. Here are the instructions to view it.
Go to www.cradlememories.com
Click on Online Nursery
Click St. Francis Hospital South
Choose the date January 28th 2009
Click on James Timothy
ID number is 23730263
Now isn’t he the most beautiful baby boy ever!
Enjoy and feel free to share with anyone who would enjoy [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
I have to start out by saying I heart my BFF! She is the one human who I can honestly talk to about things deep within my heart without feeling judgment or having to sugarcoat those scary thoughts in your mind. It has been that way since we were very young. Neither of us has [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on December 12th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, I know I haven’t blogged in a while and you all are in desperate need of crazy pregnant ramblings so here you go. I know that these blogs are open to the whole wide world (isn’t that what WWW. stands for?) to read, but I like to write this stuff for myself. Since I [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on November 17th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We might be learning these lessons the hard way in the near future. Lets hope not!
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer.
You cannot help the poor man by [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on November 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
This weekend my home town, Indianapolis, is hosting the Fifth Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association. More than 700 educators from around the world will be here in hopes of ending games of tag, kickball, and four square as these types of activities breed the bullying mentality into our young people. I hope [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on November 6th, 2008 | 1 Comment »