He’s finally here. I’m sure I’ll write more later about my experiences, but right now Josh and I are just excited about getting to know him. You can check this blog, my Flickr photos, and Josh’s blog for updates. I will also remove the freaky “space baby” countdown from the sidebar at this point. Oh, Read More
I told Josh the other day that I am so ready to give birth that I’m not afraid of any of the pain involved. In fact, I said, if women had to get hit by semi-trucks on the freeway in order to give birth, I’d be out there right now jumping in front of the Read More
I’ve had lots of weird dreams lately, and they usually involve having children and strange things that go with that. The funniest part has been waking up and going, “We named our kid ______?!?!” Here are my the baby names that have shown up in my dreams: Layla Lee Lewis (which Josh later changed to Read More
After I finished my work on my master’s degree, Josh said that I needed to come up with something that I wanted to do to celebrate. This was literally what I thought: “GO SURFING! YEAH! I’ve been wanting to surf for so long… oh. Wait. Um. No surfing. Okay, second choice. VOLLEYBALL! Get a bunch Read More
Many of you know that, though I technically graduated from my master’s program in May, I still had some “loose ends” that needed to be tied up. (By “loose ends,” I mean two Incomplete classes). I had hoped to tie them up early this summer, but holding down two jobs (teaching a technology institute for Read More
As I was leaving Peet’s Coffee with some friends today, a lady on the patio commented to me, “On your way to the hospital?” Then she started laughing. It was awkward because I was just walking and laughing with my friends. I was doing nothing to suggest that I was agonizing or rushing or anything. Read More
I’ve had some weird weird weird dreams during pregnancy that I thought I should start putting on my blog. A few of them, frankly, are way to violent to share here (I’ve NEVER had violent dreams in my life, but since I’ve been pregnant I’ve had a few that had me wake up gasping and Read More
Tomorrow (August 12th), Josh and I will celebrate our seventh wedding anniversary. How cool is that? Some friends have asked if we’re experiencing the “seven year itch,” and I’d have to say no unless you count those that come with pregnancy and stretch marks. It’s cool to be married for seven years and still really Read More
Discussions like this hurt my brain. Why can’t taxes be simple?
Conversation between me and Josh: Steph: I’m so tired! I wish I could sleep for nine years! Josh: But then you would have missed the first nine years of our son’s life. And, who knows, we might’ve had more kids by then. !?!