Adventures in Cloth Diapering

Yes, we are taking the plunge and investing in a stash of cloth diapers. We’ll accept the awards and accolades that I’m sure society will just pour upon us like a Gatorade cooler over the coach’s head at the end … Continue reading

Exercise in the Third Trimester

Seriously. Just… what? I can barely walk these days. I’ve had to bail on my group training because my pelvis wants to split in half at the mere thought of doing lunges. Even walking the hallways at work and taking … Continue reading

HFM Receives A Liebster Award!

WOOT! This is the first time HFM has ever been nominated for an award. Nifty! Thanks so much to Journey For My Baby for the nomination. So, as I understand it, this award is given from one blogger to another. … Continue reading

Maternity Photo Shoot

I had thought I was going to arrange something grand for my pregnancy photo shoot. But I guess I waited too long. I wanted to have a nice, round bump for the pictures, but now I think I’m too blimp … Continue reading

John Braxton Hicks Is Not My Friend

I know it’s not the good doctor’s fault for recognizing and describing the practice contractions that many women experience in the last few weeks of pregnancy. Still, I have a feeling if we met on the street (back in the … Continue reading

800 Baby Wipes, An Ice Storm and What The Hell Are We Going to Do?

800 Baby Wipes, An Ice Storm and What The Hell Are We Going to Do?

Yesterday an ice storm hit our area and knocked out the power for about eight hours. Not a big deal, just a first world problem. But for some reason, it got me all worked up. I’m sure it’s just the … Continue reading

HFM Guest Post: Pushing For Midwives in Maryland

I’m so pleased to hand the microphone over to my friend, Erin Whitt Hilker, today. She is passionate about women’s health and particularly about her access to the birth choices. I hope you’ll enjoy her post chronicling her day of … Continue reading

Baby Prep: Cats vs. Baby Furniture

Now that the baby shower(s) have come and gone, we have baby things. Furniture meant exclusively for this tiny person. And our resident cats take exception to this. In the picture above, I present Exhibit A. Tako Yaki, our male … Continue reading

52 Week Short Story Challenge: January Update

(If you don’t know about the 52 Week Short Story Challenge, click here.) So far, so good! I have four short stories under my belt this month. And I think I’ll have a fifth before we get to January 31. … Continue reading

Nesting Redux

This post was supposed to be about the child birth and newborn care classes we’ve been taking. But for some reason it refused to be written. Maybe my brain is still processing the information and hasn’t settled on a pleasant … Continue reading