I think all moms that are pregnant with a second child fear the unknown. You wonder how you will love another baby as much as your first. I know this was a fear of mine. Everyone said that my heart would just expand, but just like before you have your first child, you can’t possibly imagine the feeling, it is the same way with a second. You can’t imagine until it actually happens. I found this poem...

One of my good online friends is having a baby on Monday and she is getting nervous about the adjustment from 1 to 2.  I am going to share some tips that apply to while you are in the hospital, in hopes that it well help her and anyone else in the same situation. At the hospital: I had DH spend as little time as possible at the hospital with me and Jett. I wanted him to be with Jax so that he didn’t feel...

When you sign up for parenthood, by choice or by surprise, you also sign up for the Wrangling Mothers’ Family Circus. At some point in the course of child rearing, there will be at least one spectacle worthy of telling everybody you know (hopefully with photographic evidence to add realism). Pregnancy: Pregnancy alone is some sort of a sideshow act. A woman in the first trimester of pregnancy could be...

It’s been two weeks since my baby was born, I figured it was time I posted my birth story. On Wednesday, August 20, I went in for my 38 week appointment and was a good 3, almost 4 centimeters dilated. Thursday night I started getting contractions. They ranged in frequency anywhere from 5-20 minutes apart, but never stayed regular. The next day, they continued all day long. My family and friends were pressuring...

I went for my weekly check-up today at the OB and I’m definitely making progress. Last week I was a good 1-2 cm dilated and today I was a good 3-4 with a “very squishy/stretchy” cervix. Ewww! Don’t you just love the descriptions that OBs tend to use?! Anyway, she (my Dr) is expecting to not see me again for another appointment, saying that it’s going to be “days”. She...

My best friend just had her first baby (a girl named Scarlet) on 08-08-08. If you think the birth date is interesting… When we first found out she was having a girl, we decided to “betroth� her with one of my sons. However, we didn’t know which one, considering they are exact opposites. Robbie – my older son with dark hair and eyes – is high maintenance and very particular. The typical first born....

I wasn’t going to do it. I’ve been so calm and almost nonchalant this entire pregnancy (minus all my complaints of discomfort, of course). For some reason and I’m sure I’m totally wrong, but I feel like I’m going to need it soon. I mean, granted I’m 37 weeks pregnant, technically full term and absolutely can go into labor at any time now. I’ve had a lot of energy the...