After what felt like the never-ending winter, spring is finally springing around here. Mother nature has been doing a little bit of teasing still. Earlier this week it went up to eighty (summer temperature!) but today it was back down to normal spring temps. I…
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Must-Haves for Mama-to-Be
Read more1. body butter // I’ve heard that stretch marks are genetic and that no amount of cocoa butter in the world will make a difference. For me, having lost seventy pounds in my twenties, it doesn’t make all that much difference. I’ve already got lots…
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Third Trimester Thoughts: Becoming We
Read moreYesterday, I rolled out of bed cradling my enormous belly in my palms like I do every morning and I thought to myself, “I’ve got to do a better job of documenting this miracle.” After the pain of my first trimester, I was expecting my…
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Prenatal Depression
Read moreHow deep they drove themselves into me, the things it was impossible to say aloud. —Sylvia Plath The first trimester of my pregnancy was really hard. When I chose to get pregnant, I expected certain things. I expected the miracle, the joy, the anticipation. I…