The Mom I Want To Be

Just had to document these lovely and magical maternity/Christmas photos of our family of four (with the newest edition still inside my tummy!).

I've noticed this time around I've had a few odd pregnancy symptoms that I didn't have with my first. Maybe because I'm older now. Maybe because I've been through this rodeo before so I'm even more aware--remembering things that happened the first time and recognizing new things that didn't. Or maybe every pregnancy is just completely different so you never know what to expect. The following is a list of experiences that some might think of as "too much information," but I promise you they're not exactly gross, just...weird: 1) The blue seat ? I'll let this one speak for itself. All I can say is I never noticed it with my first, but I'm here pregnant with my second and it is definitely not a myth or my imagination. 2) Hair growing...slow? I'm happy to report that with both my pregnancies I did not experience any loss of hair (no, that comes after you have the baby). I comb my head after a shower and notice hardly any strands stuck o...

I've been meaning to write this post since the uneventful second trimester, but pregnant mom life has got me tired . Even when Baby 1 goes to sleep a little early, giving us a little more time in the evening to do things, I'm so exhausted I either go to bed early or watch YouTube videos because I can't move off the couch. So what I mostly wanted to say about the second trimester is that you feel huge, but otherwise nothing happens (except an occasional craving for avocados). It's a good thing to have an uneventful pregnancy, but it also involves a lot of waiting: waiting to appear more obviously pregnant and not just wide, waiting for the next doctor's appointment and ultrasound, waiting to be close enough to start really preparing for a new arrival and not feeling like it's too early. And then suddenly you're in the third trimester thinking, "How can I be here already? Slow down!" The one word I use to describe my pregnancy with Baby 2 right now i...