Name Game

So now that I’ve told you it’s a boy, I guess I should tell you what we’re going to name him. We thought about it a lot. My husband’s name is William and I kind of liked the idea of … Continue reading

NaNoWriMo 2013 Week One Update

Since it’s November, I thought I’d do a weekly update on my progress during NaNoWriMo. If you want to join in, you still have lots of time to catch up on word counts. National Novel Writing Month is something I … Continue reading

HFM’s 100th Post & Contest Winner Announced!

Well, here we are. One hundred posts in not quite a year. I couldn’t be any more pleased. It was a rocky start as I found my voice (which is still evolving) and my niche (which will probably always be … Continue reading

20 Week & Boy or Girl?

This past Friday I hit the 20 week mark. HALFWAY THERE! I can’t believe it’s gone by so quickly. But in other ways, I remember every moment of morning sickness, round ligament pain, fatigue, heartburn, etc. If I reflect on … Continue reading

NaNoWriMo 2013– Write a Novel With Me!

It’s that time again. Almost November and time to punch out a full length 50,000 word novel in the space of 30 days. Though this will be my fifth year participating in NaNoWriMo, I’ve only managed to write a full … Continue reading

HFM’s 100th Post Contest!

I started this blog in November of last year. For the past few weeks, I’ve been debating if I wanted to celebrate the birthday of my blog, or the 100th post. And wouldn’t you know that the 100th post is … Continue reading

Now That Our Baby Has Ears…

My husband and I try to take a few minutes to talk directly to the baby every night. We knew when we found out we were four weeks pregnant that baby couldn’t hear us. Really, it was more an exercise … Continue reading

Well Hello Cleavage…

(I’m no Patrick Nagel, but I thought my little drawing up there wasn’t half bad.) I’ve never really ever had much going on up top. I mean, yes, there are most definitely breasts on my chest. But I wouldn’t call … Continue reading

When Do You Start Nesting?

I thought that nesting was something that really only got going in your third trimester. Something that you would do frantically right before the baby arrives. But recently, since my morning sickness has started to abate, I’ve been doing a … Continue reading