"Every day I get a little more desperate . . . and desperate situations yield the quickest results." -- Michael Scott, from my fav...

4 cm dilated 90% effaced -1 station (refers to the position of a baby in the birth canal, ranging from -4 to +4 -- a reading of 0 means th...

Many of you know exactly what this is, even before I tell the story. Scalini’s Eggplant Parmesan Yes, we are officially pulling out all the...

Ten things I didn’t know about being the mother of a nearly-two-year-old toddler . . . 1. What a BIG DEAL bubbles are. Bubbles on the playgr...

I only have ONE shoot left to edit. One shoot, then I'm officially on maternity leave from HD Portraits. One shoot, then I'll have t...

When I was pregnant with Meg, I kept a journal about my thoughts, experiences, and feelings during the pregnancy. Sadly, I must admit that ...

I love going to weddings. Someone – a friend of Jim’s – once told me that he loved going to weddings. I thought that was kind of a funny sta...

No baby today . . . just a busy day filled with birthday parties and weddings. Didn't want anyone freaking out since I hadn't blogge...

Okay, brace yourself . . . another blog about the pending baby. If you were walking around ready to give birth, I doubt you'd have much...

This is what Dr Graham told me today. I left his office elated, excited, and extremely anxious. I'm walking around right now, 3 cm diala...

Here I sit at our computer, 36 weeks, 1 day. And time is ticking away, slowly slowly, until Kate arrives. (BTW -- that is such a funny sayin...

In a great way . . . not the kind of long weekend where you are ready for the week to begin, but the kind that feels like a vacation and you...

On a photo shoot. With my camera in my hand. Only up to my knees, thank God. It was nobody's fault but my own. SO embarrassed. And I rui...

I keep the video camera on 'stand by' these days . . . you never know what cute thing Meg is going to say or do. This morning, Jim (...

Yesterday, Meg and I went to visit my Grandmother in Newnan. Grandma lives with my dad's youngest brother and his family . . . I think ...

Yesterday was Meg’s first Last Day of School. I capitalize it because it really is an event in a child’s life . . . one that will be a big ...

For the past six days, Meg and I have been hosting Jim's family . . . Nana, Papa, and Aunt JuJu were here to visit and help us do anythi...

As of this Tuesday, I'm 35 weeks. That means only about 2 weeks until the point in the pregnancy where Meg made her grand entrance . . ....

The Basement. It's not quite done, but we are certainly getting there. We are actually about 2 weeks away from the original end-date we ...

In all 3 of my pregnancies, I have had strange dreams . . . actually, it was one of the ways I knew I was truly pregnant with baby 2 and wit...