Month: October 2011

When The Pets You Love Are Wreaking Havoc in Your House (Warning: This post has nothing whatsoever to do with doctoring or mothering, and may gross you out)

When The Pets You Love Are Wreaking Havoc in Your House (Warning: This post has nothing whatsoever to do with doctoring or mothering, and may gross you out)

We love our two cats. Seriously, they are members of the family with full-fledged personalities, whims, needs, wants and quirks. Hubby and I adopted them from the local animal shelter before we were married, so really, they were our first kids. We fondly refer to 

Would you walk through muck to help a scared kid?

Would you walk through muck to help a scared kid?

Today Babyboy and I had a fairly full agenda- we went to a swap meet with my mom (excellent way to stock up for Babygirl-on-the-way); we went to a birthday party, and we went grocery shopping. Whew! Holy moly. That’s a lot of activity, for 

Teddies and Elephants and Tears

Teddies and Elephants and Tears

Check out: my post on the Mothers in Medicine group blog

Please don’t tell the pregnant lady that she is MASSIVELY HUGE

Please don’t tell the pregnant lady that she is MASSIVELY HUGE

I really love being pregnant. I reiterate my deep gratitude for being able to become pregnant, twice, at my age. I truly am enjoying my second rather benign gestational experience. But. While I am often surprised and pleased by the cheerfully solicitous behavior of those