Wifely Steps

I’ve been wanting to write about my childbirth class experience, but wanted to save the entry till after I graduate. An opportunity came to write about the class earlier though, and so I grabbed it. Here it is: My Journey with Lamaze I’ll still write a blog entry about my whole Lamaze class experience when [...]

It’s Cujo’s 4th birthday today! Happy birthday, Cujo! Happy birthday, Cujo! Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday Cujo! Four years ago, wee little Cujo entered our families’ lives looking like this: He may be bigger now, but he remains as cute and puppyish as ever. My birthday wish for Cujo would be: (1) a long, [...]

{Image and Quote via Creature Comforts} I go back to this quote when I feel self-doubt coming on. No matter how strongly you believe in your abilities, sometimes that wave of self-depreciation comes along. It rears its ugly head and taunts you with: “Yeah, right, can you really do it?” “Tsk tsk. Someone else will [...]

“Don’t eat kimchi! It’ll give you gas!!!” Cabbage isn’t a pregnant woman’s friend, I’ve been told. They give you gas, and who would want to let one rip while at a restaurant? A double whammy with kimchi is that it’s spicy, so it could give me heartburn. Gas and heartburn? Lethal combination! I couldn’t resist [...]

Is there a big baby in there? This is my belly at 7 months. It’s enormous. I look like I’m due any minute, when in fact I have at least ten weeks to go! Is there a big baby in there? Knock, knock Timmy! My skin is fair, so my linea negra is quite prominent. [...]

Home stretch now! I can’t believe I’m 7 months pregnant. In a little over ten weeks, I’ll be holding my baby, not my belly! It’s just amazing. I’m still in awe and feel so blessed with this little bundle I carry with me all the time. My OB visit last week was fab. The baby’s [...]

Puppy love (also known as a crush or calf love) is an informal term for feelings of love between young people during childhood and adolescence, so-called for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy. (Wikipedia) Or it could also be “the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt [...]

Woah, belly! That’s the view from when I’m standing and looking down. Where did my feet go? I now have to lean forward to see the tips of my toes! Note also that belly button making a shoutout! Belly bumping My belly grows everyday and I underestimate how quickly it grows. I walked into a [...]

I still have shivers from watching it the first time. What ran through my head as I watched the trailer (thoughts are in chronological order, and don’t read unless you’ve seen the trailer!):