Revelry Reverie

Grant William, born at 9:06pm on June 30. 7lbs, 12.3oz and 19in long.  We arrived at the hospital at 8:45pm, after I labored at home all day. We maybe waited a little long to come in, but it worked out fine. His birth was unmedicated, because of the timing, but I would have taken literally…

Today marks 40 weeks! However, my due date is tomorrow (“uh let’s say…July 1st”) is how the doctor determined it. Because I like to be stubborn about these inconsistencies, I’m still counting today as 40 weeks (which it is), and tomorrow as my due date (which it might be? Who knows).

On our way to Eleanor’s first dance class, I knew she was excited, because she was telling me in great detail how to recognize her in the class.  “My tap shoes are black and have pink bows. I have on pink tights, and me e-o-tard is pink. Also, my hair is in a pony tail,…

At the beginning of May, we moved into our new house, and into our new neighborhood. I love our house – I feel very lucky to be here. But our new neighborhood definitely exceeds expectations. When we pulled up with our new keys to start moving in, this is what we found: There’s a smiley…

Someone is super excited to start dance next week!

Today is officially 39 weeks. Making great progress. I lost a tiny bit of weight since last week, but still in the normal range. When I say “officially” 39 weeks, that doesn’t actually mean anything particularly useful. Once you discover your pregnancy, and go to the doctor, one of the first things they ask is…

Super real today. Women just trying to get some sleep in western art history. Source: Women Trying To Sleep In Art – The Toast

My neighbors and I were chatting the other day, and one mentioned that she always considered the last few weeks of pregnancy sleep good practice for when the baby arrives, and I have to agree! Even when I get a normal night of sleep, I am still exhausted – partly because of how hard my…

This was a nice notification to get: 6 down, all the rest to go!