I am a little over 27 weeks pregnant – potentially 13 left to go. As I ruminate over this pregnancy, I marvel at its strength, swiftness, snail pace, fragility, and ability to consume my life in just a little under seven months’ time. I haven’t paid attention to numbers this much since grade school, when … Continue reading
Pregnant women like to eat – and they often like to eat a lot. I always like to remind myself that I am eating for 1.1, not two. I’ve marveled at how my appetite has actually stayed in check (but yet my belly keeps growing and growing as if I’m feeding her 3,000 calories per … Continue reading
She was last seen wearing a red coat. Weight: 128 pounds. Eyes: brown. Height: 5’5″ on a good day. She drank her coffee black and always had a book in hand. She was last spotted in September, breezing through the streets, before she discovered a life was growing inside her. Now, she is a woman … Continue reading
Today, I woke to an early alarm, after tossing and turning all night. I kept feeling a pressure behind my belly button – probably brought on by trying a Pilates DVD new core exercise (that and the fact that my belly is rapidly expanding). I dressed quickly, downed some Vega and lifted shoulders/hamstrings at the … Continue reading
As another weekend winds down and we are thrust back into Monday, I stop to ponder what I really think about this day of the week. Traditionally people look forward to Monday with about as much enthusiasm as a root canal. Gone are the errands and lazy meals and sleeping in that are the golden … Continue reading
Yesterday marked my 6 month (24 week check-up) at the doc. Before I went to Northwestern, I had a good workout (though, admittedly, it’s getting harder to breathe) and feasted on the following: oatmeal, blueberries, chia seeds, agave nectar, and sunflower butter. In a word: yum. Over the weekend, I met with Agate Publishing about … Continue reading
