Abby and Asher have runny noses, Jonas has a goopy protuberance where once was his umbilical stump and his left eye is stuck shut every morning. Even the goldfish has diarrhea. (Okay, we don’t have any fishies anymore, but I’m sure they would have the runs if we hadn`t accidentally killed them last spring...

Hallelujah – we’re home! Labor and delivery were a breeze – yeah, right! – but more on that in a later post. The newest member of our family was born on Monday, September 29 th at 3:26 PM: a bouncing baby boy we’ve named Jonas. He’s kind of nice and cute and sweet (and a little bit stinky) and we’re...

I’m having a hard time coming up with a third pregnancy perk. Frankly, I’m amazed I even came up with two. Then again, even the most multiparous of sycophantic, triathletic supermoms would have to agree that Week 38, Kid #3, is probably not the best time to be singing the praises of pregnancy. My hemorrhoid...

For a kid who sings the "Poo-Poo Diarrhea" song with the projection and enthusiasm of Maria Callas, and veritably kills herself laughing over He Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea, Abby sure does have a sensitive, subtle side, too. She’s loved art since she was a wee thing. Since I know...

Ugh. We’re home. The kids were so happy to see us, they almost lost their minds. (The feeling was mutual!) But after about 10 minutes of loving them up, I suddenly remembered why we’d left them in the first place: My shrieking, overtired little blessings were bouncing off the walls, bickering over the...

Lounging poolside in Nevada in the middle of the summer is a bit of a mixed blessing. On the one hand, there’s no shortage of cute waiters happy to bring me my fill of virgin Pina Coladas. On the other, it’s so oppressively hot that I fear the baby may be wilting. Swimming is the only thing that helps...

Well, so far, the feedback for Pregnant Pause has been great! Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and check me out – I really do appreciate it. (If you want to be informed whenever I post something new, subscribe to my RSS feed here.) A few of you, however, mentioned that it would be nice to...

Hi everyone! Well, I’ve finally summoned the courage to unleash my internal monologue upon the general parenting public, and ePregnancy.com has been gracious enough to lend me a soapbox. Since there are plenty of mommy bloggers already out there chronicling every burp, poop and mispronunciation ejected...