I’m running out of excuses
First I told him that I was too tired to even think about it, that I wouldn’t even consider it until Kendall was sleeping through the night. Then he did. Then I said I wanted my breasts back to myself...
View ArticleLaughing because…what else can I do?
So… as many of you know, negotiations for the second kiddo commenced a while back. I’ve received many fabulous bottles of wine out of the deal, and many late Saturday and even Sunday mornings. It took...
View ArticleMy Ghost Of Pregnant Christmas Past
Last Christmas I was massively pregnant, a day overdue, and a major bitch. If one more person asked me if I’d had that baby yet… I went from having a big baby in my belly last year to a big baby in my...
View ArticleProperty Of The Pregnant One- Free Printable
I’m really enjoying having the ability to offer whatever amazingly cool downloads I want over on my Facebook page. It’s sorta (but not really) making up for the shit-tastic way Facebook is messing with...
View ArticleBreaking Up With Pinterest
Because food and I have a really tempestuous relationship right now, and Pinterest isn’t being very sensitive about all that. I mean, I just saw a picture of RAW HAMBURGER MEAT next to a picture of a...
View ArticleEXTREME Food Aversions While Pregnant – Was This You?
This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a while, but I had to get out of the trenches before I felt safe enough to document it and ask about it. With all 3 pregnancies, I’ve never really got to...
View ArticlePica- It’s Back
I want, I crave, I salivate thinking of eating a spoonful of wet sand. I would love to eat a couple pieces of chalk. I want these things more than anything else. More than pickles or ice cream, more...
View ArticleMy Body Keeps Having To Remind Me It’s Pregnant
My body keeps having to remind me it’s pregnant. It’s quite inconvenient. I have stuff to do, yo. But, in the midst of this (nearly over) 2nd trimester energy surge, I tend to forget that I’m actually...
View Article“I Eat Sand.”“Please Tell That To America!”
I think the first time I’m on national TV, I’m going to be telling the world that I eat sand. Sometimes. Just a little bit. See, when I was in California for Mom 2.0 a couple weeks ago, I had the...
View ArticleI Crave The Recline
I have a new craving. Bradford Leather Rocker Recliner from Sam’s Club Don’t worry. I don’t want to eat it. I just crave laying in it, eating in it, sleeping in it, watching the kids from it. I have...
View ArticleMy HLN Debut- The Anti-Glamorous Pregnancy
Last week, from the comfort of our Great Wolf Lodge suite, my hair barely dry, I Skyped into the HLN studios to discuss “the real deal” about being pregnant with Kyra Phillips and the Raising America...
View ArticleI’m running out of excuses
First I told him that I was too tired to even think about it, that I wouldn’t even consider it until Kendall was sleeping through the night. Then he did. Then I said I wanted my breasts back to myself...
View Article40 Weeks 5 Days Pregnant Is A Lot Of Pregnant {contributor}
Today I share with you this very profound piece of writing by my friend, AND NEW CONTRIBUTOR (YAY! Ya’ll will love her!), Suzanne. She is very, very, very, very, very pregnant. Very. I say we welcome...
View ArticleThe Lasagna – A Story Of Love, Betrayal, Redemption & Rejection
Gather ’round, and let me tell you a tale- a hunt for lasagna that nearly ended my marriage. It all began on a Christmas Eve 2 years ago. I was 10ish weeks pregnant… and on the tail end of the flu....
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The Bullfrog & My Cervix – Pod-ioBook, Episode 1
Oh, uh… hi guys! This is a bit of an experiment going live before I’d planned to do so, but it’s one of those things I have to push publicly to see if all moving parts are working together properly....
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Yes, We Know How This Happens
I mean, generally speaking, we know how this happens. We don’t actually really know how this happened. My best guess is it involved crazy early ovulation & sperm that set up camp in my uterus. So...
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Postpartum Anxiety Will Happen Again, And I’m Going To Be Fine
“Aren’t you scared it will happen again?” That’s a question a few have asked since announcing my 4th pregnancy. I’m not offended by it. I’m open about dealing with postpartum anxiety and OCD. This is a...
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Letters From My Fetus
Just because this is my 4th pregnancy doesn’t mean I’m, like, handling it like a champ- like a pro birther/ master breeder. You may think since I’m having ANOTHER baby that I really enjoy this whole...
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When Your Fetus Hates Mint Toothpaste- Hello to the Rescue!
The first trimester is OVER! via GIPHY So now I can mostly talk about how sick I felt without feeling sick just thinking about it. I’m not a throw-up-er. My body refuses to let that happen. I think I...
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Welcome To The 2nd Whine-Mester
I know people are like, “Write more about your pregnancy!” But I really don’t have anything witty or insightful to put here. I just. I hate it. I hate being pregnant. And that’s an annoying thing for...
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