It was the day after my due date when all patience and rationality went out the window. I had previously been feeling at peace with this baby’s arrival, more curious about how and when she’d make her appearance than impatient or anxious. However, after my …
Awaiting the birth of my second baby was nothing like the first. This time around, there were more variables at play. We couldn’t just have an on-call dog sitter lined up; we needed reliable, trustworthy, likely overnight on-call care for our rowdy toddler. Since my …
At 40 weeks and 2 days pregnant, I was already losing my patience (and my mind) waiting for our little boy to make his debut. I had convinced myself that he would come early, like many of my friends’ babies had, so the thought of …