Week 39 of my pregnancy compared to Week 1 of Henry’s life: I really cannot fathom that a little person came out of my pregnant belly. So strange! Also, it’s really hard for me to grasp that it’s been a week since I went into labor and delivered Henry. Where did the time go? [...]
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How I Stop Temper Tantrums (this trick still works very, very often!) Post-Birth Review of Bradley Method Natural Birth Classes The Case for Waiting (to find out the baby's sex) Henry’s Birth Story, Part I and Part II Claire’s Birth Story Why I’m Stopping Breastfeeding Henry, Stopping Exclusively Pumping, Part I, and Stopping EP, Part II Breastfeeding Claire [...]
I wanted to write a post about my post-baby fitness hopes for a few reasons. First, I’ve found that putting it out there really helps me stay motivated and excited. Second, I’m pretty pumped to get back into the swing of things; I really love exercise as “me time†and have truly missed that physical [...]
This post is sponsored by Musselman’s new BIG CUP applesauce. So far, I’ve written about 50% More Mindfulness and 50% More Vegetables. In my last “50% More†post, I asked readers to say what they’d like 50% more of in their life. So many of you replied, “Body confidence!â€Â So many, in fact, that I [...]
I kind of dropped the ball with my Mind + Body After Baby updates, huh? That’s because, well, time suddenly felt like it was moving at the speed of light, and I could never remember to take our monthly pictures. Also, I felt like I had nothing new to say about my ‘mind and body [...]
Work it, Henry. Work it. Today is Henry’s newborn photo shoot. I am greatly looking forward to embarrassing him with the nude photographs when he is 18 and headed out to prom. <3 Our photographer brought us some cookies – how awesome is that? They tasted like almond macaroons. Very light and fluffy. I grabbed [...]
On post-baby birth control I really do feel like I’m in the homestretch now. Only two weeks ‘til my due date, although I’m telling myself that I won’t go until at least 41 weeks so I don’t get too antsy. Considering how fast the days go by, I have a feeling the next few [...]
Pregnancy: My expectations v. my reality Today is a very big day, indeed! Today marks 37 weeks of pregnancy. That means that I’m officially ‘term’ (although I’m not due until 40 weeks), and if BabyHTP was born today, he or she would not be considered premature. What a relief! There are, of course, many [...]
Thoughts on the cord… and not the invisible one that attaches me to my dogs I know that some of you think I give Maggie a hard time – always teasing her on the blog for being a few crayons short of a full pack – but I love her so much. In five weeks [...]
On cloth v. disposable diapers My, what a difference a month – and six pounds – makes! Here’s what BabyHTP is up to this week: “By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a [...]
On having a ‘birth plan’ per the Bradley Method Holy crap. How the heck am I thirty weeks pregnant? Where did the time go?! I used to think thirty weeks sounded soooo far away, but now it’s here. BabyHTP will be in my arms in ten weeks, give or take. Ten weeks to go [...]
Dear BabyHTP: On the 29th week of your development, we moved into your first house. Hooray! Here’s what BabyHTP is up to this week: “Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing [...]
Happy 28 weeks, BabyHTP! Truthfully (and I know this sounds so superficial), the most exciting baby-related part of this past week was going shopping for new maternity clothes. It’s hot as heck in Charlotte, and squeezing into my pre-pregnancy tanks, floaty tops, and shorts is just not an option. Times (and body parts) have changed, [...]
Oh yes. This is ‘that’ placenta post. But first… Happy third trimester to BabyHTP! Everyone counts trimesters differently, but my sources say that the third tri starts at 27 weeks, so I’m going with it. So excited to be in the third trimester. Here’s what 27 week-old babies are up to: “Baby's lungs [...]