Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Two Projects Down

posted by K | filed under Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Hey, remember when we used to do home renovation? When we were just a plucky young couple with an old house and a dream? (And too cheap to hire anyone else to do the work for us?) You may have noticed the home renovation part of things has faded into the background for … oh, [...]

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

April Showers

posted by K | filed under Adoption, Infertility, Pregnancy | 8 Comments

I’ve attended a lot of baby showers in my day. Sisters-in-law, cousins, friends, co-workers. I’ve bought tiny baby outfits and Raggedy Ann books and light-up soother thingies. I’ve cried in the baby aisle at Target, while clutching a registry print-out. I’ve pushed down bitter feelings and painted on smiles and responded with blank stares to [...]

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

An Unexpected Side Effect

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Before I was pregnant, whenever the ladies’ talk turned to pregnancy, the subject of unwanted belly-touching always arose. I thought I knew exactly where I would come down on the issue – touch my belly, and draw back a bloody nub. I am uncomfortable having my bubble of personal space invaded, except with certain people [...]

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

These Are Memories Frozen in Time, People!

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The burning question of week 31 – to video or not to video? The subject came up at the in-laws’ house, where we were having Easter dinner. D’s dad made a joking offer to videotape the birth for us, and that launched a discussion of birth videos among my sisters-in-law, mother-in-law and me. I said [...]