Conceiving Motherhood

I'm taking a prenatal course online. As at peace and confident that I am with my decision to embark on solo motherhood, there's still a part of me that doesn't want to walk into a prenatal class alone. Or with my mom. Sorry, mom. It's not personal. I don't want to go with dad, either.… Continue reading Prenatal, party of one

My mom grew up in a small town near Niagara Falls. Throughout my childhood, we returned often to visit family. With every trip, we made a stop at a place called Smiling Sub. They had the best salami sub known to man. My grandparents knew with our every arrival to the tiny home where they… Continue reading The strict rules of salami

Bubble bath season began this evening in my house. I'm a huge fan of bubble baths. I love a good soak with my lavender scented bubbles and whatever book I happen to be engrossed in at the time. Plus, I'm at the tail end of one mother of a cold, so it seemed like a… Continue reading Baby’s first frosting

I'm now 20 weeks; halfway there. Though I still haven't felt any movement (not uncommon), the baby was incredibly active during my ultrasound yesterday. I clearly saw, thanks to the technician pointing it out, its wee legs kicking all over the place. He or she doesn't seem to be bothered at all by the nasty… Continue reading At the halfway mark

One of my cradle-to-grave bffs is less than a week from her due date. Her road to 40 weeks was neither a short nor an easy one. After 2 heartbreaking miscarriages, A's 3rd pregnancy left us full of hesitant hope - even though we were both bummed that it meant canceling our summertime trip to… Continue reading Before the weeks began, a wish