Why do people say rude things to pregnant women? It’d be comical if it wasn’t so annoying. Now that Baby #2 is on the outside, I’m not on the receiving end of these comments anymore. (Can you HEAR the hallelujahs?) But for those of you who are currently pregnant, feel free to send this link to everyone you … More Top 10 Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman
We had a baby! After all that anticipation and waiting (40 weeks, 4 days – or, if we go by how it felt, approximately 12 years of pregnancy…), it happened. Our sweet, squishy, snuggly baby boy has finally arrived earth-side! He’s here! I am a birth story junkie. I just love them. I wrote up our … More Wilson’s Birth Story
(My husband and son, enjoying our church’s Palm Sunday worship.) I missed Palm Sunday this year. I wasn’t at church on Palm Sunday for I what I truly think was the first time ever. From my days of little girl jelly shoes to high school years in the church’s youth group trailer (yeah, we kept it classy) to college … More On Missing Palm Sunday
Are you the mother of a preschooler or an infant? Have you thought about finding a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group? It’s my second year in MOPS, and it has been awesome. So for this week’s Top 10 Tuesday, the Top 10 Reasons to Join a MOPS Group. 10. This parenting thing? It is haaaaaaard. … More Top 10 Reasons to Join MOPS
We’re in the last days of only child-dom here at the Ellis house. Our little preschooler is about to have his world rocked. We’ve had some really sweet moments of playing and reading and snuggles. I’ve cherished his smile and being able to give him every last ounce of my attention during the days we … More The Last Days of the Only Child
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I went 10 days overdue with my son. 10 long, long, loooooooooong days. I live in fear of going overdue with baby #2. Every day you go overdue as an expectant mother feels like a month. A long, achy month with a watermelon strapped to your front. Your back hurts. Your ankles swell. You can’t sleep … More Top 10 Perks of an Overdue Baby
Oh, it’s a comedy. I spoke at a MOPS [Mothers of Preschoolers] gathering down near San Diego Thursday. I love, love, love speaking, and add an extra “love” to that list when it’s speaking to moms. There’s something really special about groups gathered to support women doing one of the hardest, most exhausting, most rewarding … More Public Speaking While Nine Months Pregnant
At our birth conference a couple of weeks ago, our midwife* asked Daryl if he wanted to help catch the baby when it’s born. His face went white. “Well, I… I mean… I would love to… It’d be really amazing, but what if… what if I…” “Drop it?” she asked. “Um, yeah,” he said, sheepishly. “I’m not … More Our Helper
There’s a line in Jhumpa Lahiri’s (quite good) newest novel, The Lowland, that resonates with me lately. “The child was beginning to overwhelm her.” Lahiri writes about Gauri, a pregnant Indian woman newly arrived in America who struggles with the bodily nature of carrying a baby. The way her unborn daughter takes ownership of her womb-space, … More When Mind Over Matter Doesn’t Matter
Courtney B Ellis 