I am not ready.

Confirmation came in the form of a surprise trip to Labor and Delivery. During a routine non-stress test in my OB’s office, the baby wasn’t being reactive enough—meaning very little movement and flat hearttones. Variability in heartrate in response to movement is a good thing to see during a NST. It […]

On Mother’s Day, my mother presented me with two flowering hanging baskets. They swing, shed, and shrivel on our front porch.

That same day a pair of birds immediately took notice of the basket with little yellow flowers. If one of us approached the basket we were scolded away by the feathered real estate […]