Baby Quilt
Bee’s mom has a tradition of making a baby quilt for each of her grandchildren. They’re always bright and colorful and are well loved. She wanted to get an early start on the quilt for our baby and since we’re…
Baby Shower!
Over Thanksgiving weekend, my mom and sister-in-law threw me a baby shower. My sweet sister-in-law, Courtney, knew that the vast majority of my family and friends won’t be able to make the trip over the mountain pass in January or…
As Thanksgiving Approaches
Each autumn, I know that Thanksgiving is approaching when my Christmas cactus begins to bloom. The flowers are a brilliant pink, and I love how detailed they are and the stark contrast in color between them and the dark green…
In the Wee Hours of the Morning
A month or two ago I was talking to a friend and she told me that during her third trimester of pregnancy her “morning sickness” came back. She was completely blindsided by that turn of events, as it is usually…
Happy Halloween!
I bought a pumpkin a couple of weeks ago and we finally got around to carving it today, the day before Halloween. Bee named it Gourdgeous. I cleaned it out, which I enjoy and Bee finds a somewhat disgusting task,…
Curly and the Bee
Last night, I was stung by a bee. In the car, while my Bee was driving. I was stung by a bee in the dark at 7pm in mid-October in the car on the side of my leg just below…
Pumpkins, Ghosts, and Spiderwebs
When I got to work this morning I was greeted outside by a barefoot, pajama clad very-nearly-three-year-old who very eagerly asked if we could put up Halloween decorations. Her mom had purchased them about a week ago, and this little…
Ultrasound Pictures of Baby
I had my first (and hopefully only) ultrasound this morning to look at the baby and make sure everything is normal. I wasn’t going to have any ultrasounds, but since we’re not doing a hospital birth we wanted to rule…
…That Wriggled and Jiggled and Tickled Inside Her…
I have been feeling the baby move for about four weeks, and it’s finally big enough now that you can actually feel it move from the outside! There are usually a few times a day when he or she is…
Pretty Sure We’re In This For The Long Haul
Since Bee made an announcement on Facebook a couple weeks ago, I figure I better say something about it on the blog. I’m not usually one to make formal announcements about my life to the general public – I prefer…
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