Before our first child was born, I felt frantic about our dwindling days as a couple without kids. We spent so much time together that summer before Gabe was born, filling our days and evenings with conversations, blissful sleep (well as blissful as you can get in those last few weeks of pregnancy), and settlingRead the whole post >>
Archives for May 2014
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 >>