I thought I'd seen it all, but then last night I saw a video clip of a woman delivering a placenta. We were at our first Childbirthing Class, where someone teaches you how to give birth to a child, presumably. Including us there were 10 couples, all very nice people. Two of … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2005
This NEVER Happens in L.A., But It’s Been Happening For Five Days
Backyard I suppose the rain really doesn't come across in this photo, but believe me, it's been pouring rain since last week. Torrential, relentless, dreary, and depressing rain. I'm over it. … [Read more...]
Ten Pregnant Women
This has been one of those days when I am especially thankful that I am not working. At a job. At a company where I have to be there at any certain time. I've been so exhausted today. I read an entire issue of the New Yorker from December (well, I skipped the articles on dance … [Read more...]
Baby Peas
The downside of being able to see out our front windows all day long is my neighbors' ability to see INTO our windows - especially at night, when I get a spike in my energy level and finally decide to paint the nursery. I feel like I'm on stage. My neighbor across the street … [Read more...]
This Is When I Really Need a Drink
I stole this from another pregnant woman, and I'm sharing it here because it's so true: "It is the world's worst cosmic joke that a girl cannot have a drink when she is preparing to become a new mother, as this is arguably the time when a girl has most reason to put on a light … [Read more...]