Dad are you prepared for the birth of your new baby?  If not, now is a great time to begin preparing for delivery day.  It is important to be  prepared so that you know exactly what to do when your wife or significant appears to be in labor.  The best way to learn about labor [...]

• 05, 21, 2013
• /  Category For the Expectant Dad, Pregnancy
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   5 Comments.

Dad if you plan on staying at the hospital after your baby is born, you will need to pack a bag for your stay so that you don’t have to run back and forth from the hospital.  Of course, if you forget anything you have the luxury of going back home and grabbing items that [...]

• 05, 20, 2013
• /  Category For the Expectant Dad, Pregnancy
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   10 Comments.

Most people know that women, will tell you that while they are pregnant that their husband or significant other had some of the exact same pregnancy symptoms as they were experiencing.  Some of these symptoms were pretty obvious; however, sometimes they go unnoticed.  In fact, even some men will admit that they are experiencing pregnancy symptoms [...]

• 05, 17, 2013
• /  Category For the Expectant Dad, Pregnancy
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   13 Comments.

I remember the morning that I took the pregnancy test on September 26, 2010, just a few days after my husband’s birthday.  The pregnancy test turned positive right away.  We had been trying for a long time to have a baby and we were finally blessed with the news that we were expecting.  At the [...]

• 05, 16, 2013
• /  Category Capturing Memories, For the Expectant Dad, Pregnancy
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   8 Comments.

I was 40 weeks and 3 days when my doctor decided that I should be induced because of oligohydraminos (low amniotic fluid level). My husband and I went to the hospital on the evening of January 13, 2011. We waited to be called and after about 2 hours we were sent to a room. I [...]

• 05, 16, 2013
• /  Category Birth Stories, Pregnancy
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   6 Comments.

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I remember waking up in the middle of the night with severe, painful leg cramps.  I noticed that I began experiencing these leg cramps towards the end of my second trimester and it lasted until I delivered.  These cramps would happen quite frequently and the only way that I could [...]

• 05, 15, 2013
• /  Category Pregnancy, What to Expect
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   8 Comments.

Today my youngest got to spend the day with me, he started running a low grade fever last night and acted like he didn’t feel very good.  I decided that is was best to keep him home from daycare so that he could get some extra rest while I monitored his fever.  It was nice [...]

• 05, 14, 2013
• /  Category Parenting, Toddler
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   6 Comments.

Mom’s aren’t supposed to get sick!  I wish it was true but even germs and icky critters take us down for the count.  Over the weekend, my husband finally convinced me to go see a doctor when I told him that I woke up around 4 AM on Saturday morning with a pounding headache.  It wasn’t your [...]

• 05, 13, 2013
• /  Category Blogs From Mom
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   7 Comments.

I remember when I was pregnant with my very first baby in 1996 and on Mother’s Day that year, it dawned on me that I was going to be a mom later than year.  I was excited, scared, and nervous at the same time.  If you are a mom, I am sure that you can [...]

• 05, 11, 2013
• /  Category Blogs From Mom
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   11 Comments.

Women who are nearing their due date are often tired and miserable, which is to be expected, when you are nine months pregnant.  Most people will tell you that your baby will come when he or she is ready, if your like me, you will get tired of hearing this phrase.  However, it is important [...]

• 05, 10, 2013
• /  Category Pregnancy, What to Expect
• /  Posted By Christy
• /   5 Comments.