36 Weeks.
How far along? 36 weeks. How big is baby? Almost six pounds and almost nineteen inches long. But, everything is approximate at this point, since Gabe was small for 40 weeks when he was born. Total weight gain: +25 lbs Updates: Just trucking along. Or, waddling along. Working like a madwoman to finish my last work projects. The cloth diapersRead the whole post >>
6 Ways We Save Money on Groceries.
I’ve written a little before about how we save money on groceries by my quasi-meal planning (we typically spend around $350-450 for a vegetarian family of 4 living in Massachusetts), but I wanted to share a few more ways we save on groceries. 1. Use what we have on hand in our fridge, pantry, and freezer. TheRead the whole post >>
34 Weeks – This Time vs. Last Time.
How far along? 34 weeks. How big is baby? More than 4.5 lbs and almost 18 inches, which is seems huge and tiny all at one. Total weight gain: +21 lbs. Updates: Same old, same old. Baby is growing, my belly is growing. I’m pretty uncomfortable. I have way more contractions than I did last time at thisRead the whole post >>
April Updates & May Intentions.
[April Update] Yoga/weight lifting/walking 3x a week. Before the last third of the month left me ridiculously ill, I was good about staying active. I’m slowly getting back into it – but dehydration hangover and blah blah blah. Work on the pre-baby list. I bought almost everything we’ll ‘need’ – well, a new stroller (ourRead the whole post >>
32 Weeks.
Crazy eyes over how round I’m getting. How far along? 32 weeks. How big is baby? Longer than 16 1/2 inches and almost 4 lbs. Total weight gain: +20 lbs. Same as 2 weeks ago thanks to the Plague of Death and Much Illness, during which I lost 4 pounds (and then eventually gained 2 back). Updates:Read the whole post >>
Last week, I discussed being a one-car family – some ways sharing a car has made our life more simple and more complicated as well as the keys to how we’re able to make this work for our family. Today, I want to talk money. Money is one of my favorite things to talk about and analyze, because it’s so empowering.Read the whole post >>
5 Things. // On Overwhelm, Child Care, Easter, & Books.
1. Yesterday was the first day of spring break for Gabe’s preschool. My plan to use preschool as child care continue to be thwarted by silly things like “days off” and “breaks.” They go to school like 9 hours a week! What kind of break could they need?! Sadly, he doesn’t seem to want aRead the whole post >>
I’m still sifting through the survey responses (and I’m really flattered by the kind responses – you guys are absolutely wonderful and just as I suspected, it feels like I’m writing to a bunch of friends.), but lots of folks wanted to hear more about money and budgeting and just how we can live on less income AND severalRead the whole post >>
30 weeks.
How far along? 30 weeks. How big is baby? Almost 16 inches and 3 lbs (Gabe asks me DAILY how big the baby is now. I usually just gesture around my stomach and shrug, ‘Like, this big.’) Total weight gain: +20 lbs. Continuing to outpace my pregnant-with-Gabe self by several pounds. Updates: I’m getting bigger, the baby is getting bigger,Read the whole post >>
I was going through the survey responses (thank you so much for taking the time to complete it!) to start to work on some blog post plans and ideas and an editorial calendar (ooh, fancy) when I thought it would be fun to look back 2.5 years ago and compare the answers then and now.Read the whole post >>
