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My big, but partial, list of pregnancy and baby musings

1. The Coming Home Outfit: Your baby does not need to be dressed in stiff formal wear for the journey from hospital to home. This seems to be a regional/cultural tradition and I readily admit I do not grasp why it exists.

Put yourself in a newborn’s booties: You are brand new. Your skin […]

Let her eat cake

Almost too beautiful to eat.

But I managed. I want cake.

Earlier in my pregnancy, I craved saltier foods and strange combinations. Remind me to tell you about the recent afternoon when I sliced sharp cheddar and dipped the rectangles in ranch dressing. It hit the spot.

No photo of that […]

Vocal cords

I’m thinking about the howl we heard when I stood up in the ultrasound room and smoothed my shirt back into place.

It came from across the hall. My husband and I glanced at each other.

He opened the door and pushed Archie’s stroller into the bright hall. I held Beatrix’s hand. A […]