Category Archives: knocked up

Big Tease

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Erin

I’m having contractions. A lot of them. Every day, multiple times a day, sometimes for 30 minutes or more I’ll have a contraction every 5 minutes like clock work. The problem is THEY’RE ALL FAKE! Sometimes they actually hurt, but … Continue reading →

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Two Weeks to Go!

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Erin

I’m officially two weeks away from my due date and I AM SO READY it’s not even funny. As of last Thursday I am 3cm dilated and 70% effaced and that’s further along than I was when I went into … Continue reading →

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And Now for More Whining

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Erin

When the nice doctors put me on steroids to boost my platelet count they reassured me that this would be totally fine for the baby and not to worry. It is completely safe. I, of course, totally believe them and so far … Continue reading →

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Labor and Delivery – UnLite

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Erin

So my due date is rapidly approaching. I’m officially 4 weeks away from it and so actually delivering a baby has been on my mind a lot lately. Currently my OB approved plan is attempt a VBAC with a definite … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Erin

So I was originally going to write this post last night, but at around 8:15 when I was debating between writing this “quick post” or going to bed, I opted to go to bed instead. I was beat! In the … Continue reading →

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Is it Time Yet?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Erin

So I’m on the home stretch. Sort of. I mean I realize next month will be the ACTUAL actual home stretch, but I think with 2 months to go I can claim this as the home stretch too, right? Anyways, … Continue reading →

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Being Pregnant is

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Erin

Things that Suck about Being Pregnant (in no particular order) Caffeine restrictions Having to pee. A lot. Trouble sleeping (aka: trying to relearn how to sleep on my side while constantly waking up on my back, and also rolling over … Continue reading →

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So it’s Been a While

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Erin

So I’m actually almost 17 weeks along now. I’m definitely not doing as good a job of keeping track as I did last time. I keep meaning to post. I really do, it’s always sort of on the back of … Continue reading →

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Labor and Delivery (Lite)

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Erin

So I debated telling the birth story because will anyone actually be interested? Then I decided since it’s kind of a long story I’d just go ahead and tell a short version because what else do I have to talk … Continue reading →

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I Need Another Weekend

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Erin

Seriously! I need another weekend to help me recover from my weekend! Nate and I took the Labor and Delivery weekend cram session. It was from 9-4 on Saturday (which included lunch at the hospital… yum….) and then from 9-1 … Continue reading →

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The Nursery

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Erin

So this is the nursery, almost complete. Basically all that’s left (besides the addition of an actual baby) is some crown molding I want to (have my husband, dad, and husband’s uncle) put up and some of those cute letters … Continue reading →

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Pets + Babies

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Erin

Over the weekend Nate and I attended a 2 hour “class” at Wake Med called Pets + Babies. The presenter had a lot of good things to say about how to handle the pets when bringing home new babies. A … Continue reading →

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An Exercise in Restraint

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Erin

So I know we’ve all been to the grocery store while we’re hungry and always wind up buying something completely stupid that really only sounded good because we were starving, right? Right?? So over the weekend I did that. And … Continue reading →

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It’s Like Alien

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Erin

Today for the first time, I saw the baby move. I saw my stomach move when I felt the baby move and it was WEIRD! So then me and Nate spent the next 5 minutes staring at my stomach just … Continue reading →

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Did I Mention Pregnancy Makes you Stupid?

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Erin

So let’s talk about pantyhose! Or… more accurately… how I’m too stupid to buy panty hose! I bought a pair of black pregnancy tights a few weeks ago, to wear this winter with a cute sweater dress I bought. Then … Continue reading →

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