A wild life is worth living.
This message is coming to you direct from my semi-reclined position on the couch, where I am comforted by a glass of wine, a cup of coffee (because balance), and a tub of gelato. "But, Kat!" you say. "Didn't you just say you were attempting to lose the baby weight a week ago?" Why, yes, dear... Continue Reading →
An infant can't tell you they're in pain or let you know they aren't eating enough, so the only measure of our success as mothers is what's in the diapers and what numbers pop up on the scale at the next well visit. My father-in-law once suggested new parents were too interested in diaper talk,... Continue Reading →
Twas a cold and breezy afternoon when Mommy felt a twinge in her belly. And then another. And another. Her doctor had been unimpressed with a half-centimeter of dilation after weeks of bouncing on a birthing ball and strolling the aisles of Target to try and move things along, so he took a gander and... Continue Reading →
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. It has been two months since my last blog. You may think that having a seemingly endless amount of free time would be conducive to writing, but in my case the opposite is true. I write about my life, and I'm mostly lying on the couch watching it... Continue Reading →
Since I posted my last blog, I've had several concerned people contact me about my condition. It seems that between griping about bureaucracy and picking on a woman I hardly know for doing her job, I let a few kernels of hard truth slip through. At Baby Girl's anatomy scan (week eighteen) my doctor noticed... Continue Reading →
The best part about having a blog instead of a private diary is the ability to publish my grievances to be read by my faithful followers, who will share my indignation and grumble curses at those who've wronged me. Isn't that the point of all social media? To declare "I was rear-ended by an idiot!"... Continue Reading →
When I think about all the things that have to go just right in order to conceive a child, every pregnancy truly seems like a miracle. For future parents who want a child more than they've ever wanted anything, the pressure is enormous to not be the weak link in their own conception story. Though... Continue Reading →
With two boys under four terrorizing my home, I'm curious how our third child, due February 2018, will handle the madness. I don't worry much about things falling into place because as a seasoned mother, I know I have absolutely no control over the future, and any concerns swirling in the jumbled soup of my... Continue Reading →
Today I vacuumed, like, the really big vacuum you do once a month where you move the furniture and really get every crumb. The whir of the vacuum was a soothing white noise to the clang of toys and the squeal of toddlers, and it gave me time to think. I recently read an article... Continue Reading →
We have done the impossible. We went 30 days without grains, dairy, soy, sugar, and all things easy and fast. To the uninitiated, Whole30 is a slightly more strict paleo diet that you stick to for 30 days without cheating, in order to reset your body. I have obvious health issues (Crohn's), and less obvious... Continue Reading →
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