Why You Should Wait Until You’re Financially Set To Have Children

You may have stumbled upon this blog post for several reasons. Perhaps your SO is ready to start a family but you're panicked because you just saw that raising a child actually costs something like $2 million. Maybe your co-worker is upset that their daycare cost went up $15 for the second time this year …

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You Know You’re TTCing When…

I've been feeling rather nostalgic lately remembering my pregnancy and even my TTC days. For those of you not familiar with the lingo, TTC means trying to conceive. It took my husband and I 15 months to get pregnant with our son and while it was incredibly frustrating at the time, these are some things …

Maternity Leave – Day 1

On Friday afternoon when I turned in my papers to begin my maternity leave, I was so relieved. If my baby doesn't decide to come on his own, I would have one week to relax, put my swollen feet up and catch up on some sleep. As I left, some people told me to enjoy …

The Final Days

It's so crazy to wake up every day knowing that it just might be my last day being pregnant with my first baby. After having a few emotional outbursts I've had fewer people pester me about STILL being pregnant. Sometimes you just have to play the Queen Bitch pregnancy card. I find that most people …

A Foot Rub by Fate

I have been looking forward to a relaxing pedicure for quite some time. I told everyone I knew that as soon as I was 37 weeks I would go get a relaxing pedicure and hopefully go into labor. Well, Saturday I went and got a 'Mommy to be" pedicure and while it was lovely, I …

Dry Run- Hospital Visit & Early Labor

On Friday night I was having contractions that were 4-6 minutes apart. They weren't very painful, just annoying. The best way I can describe it is that someone was tightening a belt around my stomach and slowly letting it go. When I lay down and keep my hands on my belly I can feel it …

What Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman

While I'll have to admit that when you're pregnant and full of raging hormones, it is quite possible that a compliment will make you cry or turn into the Hulk, there are a few things that you should ABSOLUTELY avoid saying to a pregnant woman. I've compiled a list. To my male readers, print this …