Kate’s Blog – Page 113

I’m Still Saying, "Hmmmm…"

…but for different reasons. Now I’m “Hmmmming” because I’m not sure what to think of my wacko body and the way my labors transpire. Contractions seem to be fading a bit. With my first, labor was very obvious. My midwife (not the same one I have now) and the hospital staff called me “warp speedRead the whole post >>

Word to the Wise: On Motherhood

“Motherhood isn’t a test, but a religion: a covenant entered into, a promise to be kept. It comes in one-size-fits-all, and it camouflages flaws like nothing else. How could it have taken this to make me see that [my child] is the one thing in my life that I got right the very first try?”Read the whole post >>

Having a Baby Changes Everything

I bet the title of this post gotcha. No baby yet. Still gestating… Just reflecting on babies, Match Day, and why my husband and I don’t mind being in the minority in the medical community for starting a family while he was still in medical school and continuing to grow our family while his never-endingRead the whole post >>

On the Eve of New Motherhood

Yes, I’m still a gestating machine, a freak of nature who can walk around “ripe” and ready to burst without any bursting for a month. I’m now 4 cm dilated and fully effaced. Baby’s head remains engaged. I’m also experiencing nausea again and have low blood pressure and dizziness, which my midwife thinks is theRead the whole post >>

Living a Life Worthy of my Calling

I’m still gestating. I’m also cutting back on computer time to soak up on life with my girls. So here’s a rerun. (I’ll probably be sharing a fair amount of recycled posts in the coming weeks as we adjust to our family of five.) I wrote a version of this post shortly before I wasRead the whole post >>