Day 1: Friday, June 16, 2006
About three or four years ago, Tad introduced me to a remarkable vehicle called a Sportsmobile. My initial reaction was, “yeah, whatever, automotive boy toy.” But one day, while we were kayaking at San Onofre State Beach, I saw one. San Onofre is a rare beach where [...]
I am proud to admit that I am a reader and a planner. This is what I do for a living, and I’m good at what I do. In my personal life, I have been able to plan while simultaneously maintaining an open mind and a flexible outlook. Reading guide books and [...]
Tad discovered all these shows on Discovery and TNT about birthing and babies, so we’ve been watching them a lot lately. I’m slightly obsessing right now about the actual labor process. I seem go through various obsessive phases during my pregnancy, and labor is the topic of the day. Of all the [...]
There is a hormonal phenomenon called nesting, according to the pregnancy books I’m reading. Apparently it happens a couple of days before going into labor, and is characterized by frenetic cleaning – one example was cleaning your house’s heating vents with your husband’s toothbrush. This boundless energy is said to be particularly noticeable [...]