Last night's adventure at baby class: a video about breastfeeding. In the video, the women who had just given birth to these little suckers were only briefly shown - at least, their faces were only briefly shown. The rest of the time was focused on their breasts - alone or … [Read more...]
Land of Plenty
It turns out I have a ridiculous number of pairs of shoes. Sneakers, boots, sandals (oh the sandals! so cute and so difficult to wear with pregnant feet), slippers, water shoes, slides, mules, heels. I even have a single shoe, a sentimental souvenir from my favorite shoes ever in … [Read more...]
Rite of Passage
Last weekend my friends Lisa and Katie threw me a baby shower at Lisa's beautiful house under the bridge. Unlike my bridal shower, at which I had to keep reminding myself "hey, it's my bridal shower!" I was perfectly prepared to be the guest of honor at my baby shower. I am still … [Read more...]
Ambushed
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...]
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...]