My husband and I unexpectedly attended our first childbirth class Sunday night. I've been debating what type of childbirth method I want to learn. As previously discussed I'm probably going to get an epidural. However, I still want to be as prepared as possible for the labor experience. After...

Jonas is only 10 days old and it already feels like an eternity since we had him. Don’t get me wrong – we’re enjoying him quite a bit, but babies sure can rock your world. Since I haven’t even bought a baby book yet to record his every precious moment and milestone – third kids really are neglected,...

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...

At 1:30 AM Monday morning I woke up with a splitting headache. I lay awake for a couple of minutes and then decided to go downstairs, drink some tea and read a book while hoping the headache would dissipate on its own. An hour later, the pain seemed better so I decided it was time to try bed again. As...

This last week I finished reading The Best Birth by Sarah McMoyler and Armin Brott as well as Easy Labor by William Camann and Kathryn J. Alexander. The Best Birth book is currently one of my favorite childbirth books. McMoyler and Brott spent a lot of time discussing how husbands can be involved in...

I thought I was the hotness when I was hired as one of Google's first researchers for their then new-fangled beta site, Google Answers . The interview process was amazingly involved, and when I was offered the gig, I don't think I had been more excited about any job, ever before. After all, I...

Oh boy -- here we go! I'm on my way to the hospital to have this baby! I am excited and vomity and scared all at once. I'm sure I'll be in labor for 112 hours, so I may not have a chance to post for a few days, but I promise to send in an update from the frontlines as soon as I can... Thanks...

My mother sent me a fascinating article from the American Academy of Physician called " Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery ." Only the abstract is online but if you happen to be near a library that carries it, it's an interesting read. I was particularly surprised to hear epidurals slow labor...