Category Archives: pregnancy

I’ve just received yet another package of hand-me-down baby goodies from yet another friend. That makes six or seven baby packages I’ve received now, not including all the gifts pressed into my hands every time I walk into another mother’s … Continue reading →

Freaky thought: according the the book Your Pregnancy Week-by-Week by Glades Curtis, if my baby were born right now, he (Christian Holden Murdy) or she (Sophia Rose Murdy) would mostly likely live. The baby should be about two pounds now … Continue reading →

I’ve just outgrown most of my pants, so I’m finally at the point where people might suspect that I am pregnant versus a buddha belly. However, when my girlfriends exclaim, Look at how big you’re getting! They aren’t talking about … Continue reading →

I’ve never considered myself a lazy person, but these days my favorite pastime is whiling away the minutes, perhaps hours, between awake and asleep, laying naked between the bedsheets with my hands on my belly, listening. People keep asking if … Continue reading →

“Honey, you don’t look pregnant – that’s what your belly always looks like.”   This pic was taken by Corrina the day after Thanksgiving, and I swear the shine glinting off my bulging belly was not photoshopped in.   Can … Continue reading →

It’s been a little mortifying to find out that I’ve been pregnant all these last three months. How could that have happened? I’ve tumbled down a notch on the mom expert tree – which is fine, I suppose, and should … Continue reading →

Why did I not know that an ultrasound requires that I take off my underwear? Or that I would be asked to drink 32 ounces of water and not pee an hour before the appointment? Or that I would want … Continue reading →

No more strenuous exercise for me. At least for a while. I did an informal survey yesterday of mothers to see if anybody had spotted during her pregnancy and nobody had, except my sister. She spotted on several occasions, each … Continue reading →