One month ago a new soul entered our home, my daughter Miss L. As planned, she came midmorning via c-section. (Oh and did I mention she is beautiful, laid back and very sweet?)
Being as she came five and a half years after our last baby, we were a little unprepared when we found out she was coming last fall. Gone were the strollers, the crib, the bassinet and baby clothes from our oldest daughter. I was a bit sad about the crib because it was not only the dreaming spot …

Picking a name for this child is not proving to be an easy task.
Keep in mind, my husband and I also didn’t expect to have No. 3.
With our first two children, it was easy. Their names were selected when I was pregnant with Baby No. 1. We had a boy name and a girl name. We used one, then the other. But there were no other choices.
Fairly shortly after discovering this pregnancy, my daughter and I talked of names for the baby. Girl names came up quickly – then we …

I’ve had a few friends ask me if I’ve had pregnancy cravings. I didn’t think so, until…
I realized I was at the grocery store for the third weekend in a row buying fresh, out-of-the-oven baked bread.
With my first child, I craved avocado. It probably had to do with the fact that halfway through my pregnancy we were in Mexico eating yummy food with guacamole, fish tacos with avocado slices, etc.
My second child, it was hamburger. Go figure. I had a girl after thinking the protein craving was linked to a …

So my kids started with the baby questions quicker than I anticipated.
In fact, the first DAY we told them, my son saw me eating pizza. “The baby is going to like that,” he said.
Then he thought about it: “How does the baby eat?”
Of course we’ve had:
“What does the baby do?”
“Can the baby see?”
“Can it hear?”
“How will it get out?”
“When will it be here?”
I think the kids have been satisfied with most of the answers. A friend gave them a book, “What to expect when mommy is expecting.” It goes into …

For five years, my husband and I have debated having another child.
We hesitated for a number of reasons: my age (old enough to be “at risk”), the kids getting older (now 5 and 7 and a half), my flip-floppy heart valves.
Well, the debate is over.
Baby No. 3 is well on its way.
When we got the surprise – ok, SHOCK – delivered to us, I kept holding up the test saying, “Really? Really?”
Really.
I still just about fell off the medical table at the first ultrasound when I saw legs and …