Tag Archives: childbirth

Baby Naming: Will You Really Know When You See Him?

So you are having a baby. You find out the gender. Next comes baby naming. For my first three children,…

Welcoming a Baby with a World Series Win

I’m not a sports fan. At all. Yet my memories of my second daughter’s birth are intertwined with a big…

Birth Plan: Educated and Informed

First Preface: I am not an expert on childbirth or a birth plan. I’m not an OB/GYN or a midwife or…

Advice for Beating the Baby Blues

After the birth of my third child I battled postpartum depression. I was anxious, cried all the time for no reason, was…

Celebrating One Year of Life: What a Wonderful World

One year ago today, I woke up uncertain of what my day would hold.  Several times in the dark of…

Memoir Monday: Time Stolen

** Memoir Monday is a weekly series that features pieces of Katie’s memoir-in- progress that covers her first pregnancy. Click here to…

A Childbirth Explanation Designed For Ferris

  The ever-inquisitive Ferris with his sister Emilia It all started a few months ago when my 4-year-old stepson Ferris…