I never realized how much prep was involved in a homebirth. Actually it is not that much, but for the first time I seem to have shed my New York City pace, and just simply do something and sit down, do something, and sit down…So in terms of buying supplies and whatnot, I get something,… Continue reading Slowly and Surely
Author: Pansy
How Do They Know?
Last night on Discovery Health Channel, I was watching this forensics show called Skeleton Stories. The show chronicles how forensic anthropologists are able to solve cases by looking at the bones of victims. It appeals to my love of forensic shows, anthropology, and mysteries. Last night, they found the skull of a young woman and… Continue reading How Do They Know?
What Do You Do In These Scenarios?
Yesterday, I was with Matthew at his toddler art class. The attendance is come when you want and pay $5. We are regulars because Matthew loves art. One other lady with her son is also a weekly fixture. She and I are both pregnant. Yesterday, another lady and her adorable little girl joined us. She… Continue reading What Do You Do In These Scenarios?
God, A Small Favor Please
I am 37 weeks and 1 day today. I am having some small indications that labor might be commencing sooner rather than later. I am kind of not ready for sooner and hoping God holds off a bit. My birth kit is coming tomorrow, I have to get the tub, diapers, and figure out a… Continue reading God, A Small Favor Please
Halt! Put Down That Parenting Magazine!
I realized today why I stopped reading this genre of magazine. I was looking through the Parents Magazine website to read baby stuff, and I came across this article titled Are You A Discipline Wimp?, followed by the quiz Are You A Pushover Parent? Please tell me I am not alone in that I would… Continue reading Halt! Put Down That Parenting Magazine!
Is This Good?
What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Literate Good Citizen You read to inform or entertain yourself, but you’re not nerdy about it. You’ve read most major classics (in school) and you have a favorite genre or two. Dedicated Reader Book Snob Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm Fad Reader Non-Reader What Kind of Reader Are You?Create Your… Continue reading Is This Good?
My Brother
I will miss him terribly this Thanksgiving. This is a picture he emailed me today with Gunney R. Lee Ermey.
Why Is This An Issue?
Yesterday, breastfeeding Moms across America staged a protest at airports due to the fact a nursing mother was kicked off an airplane for nursing in public. As always I am baffled. Why is country so “forward thinking” when it comes to issues of immorality, and backwards when it comes to issues of child-rearing and motherhood?… Continue reading Why Is This An Issue?