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I have lived in England for almost eight years. I embrace and use

British English in my daily life but I don’t have a British accent.



I’m not one of those Americans that attempt to affect a British

accent, but instead sound scary and frankly ridiculous. I’m also not

naturally susceptible to accents. Yes, my intonation has changed and I

say isn’t it and doesn’t it rather than ask a question

outright (this used to annoy me but I’ve… Continue

I got my first Mother’s Day card on Sunday from LLC. Because I’m now a

mom, I really am.



You might be thinking, duh – that has been what you prepared for

through ten months of pregnancy. That has been the bread and butter of

this blog. And LLC was born nearly seven weeks ago!



I know. But I still have these occasional lightning bolt moments when I

emerge from the hectic sea of my day, draw in air and see my amazing

opportunity and… Continue

Like a hesitant child, I dangle my feet in midair off the side of the hospital bed and feel slightly out of my depth. I’m not a child though; I’m 42 weeks pregnant and in keeping with my decision to go with the flow, am at the hospital for my first session of daily fetal monitoring.



I slowly take in the whir of unfamiliar bleeps, pulses and machinery and hope that I’m doing the right thing. I hope when they hook me up their not going to detect something is awry with baby, who thus… Continue

I just finished my second cup of raspberry leaf tea for the day. I read about its uterine stimulating qualities in one of my pregnancy updates and kept meaning to buy some. I didn’t get around to it until earlier this week, so hopefully I’m not too late to reap its supposed rewards!



I know that less than 4% or so of babies are born on their due date. Still, I can’t help the emotional and mental attachment I’ve developed about tomorrow....it has been my lighthouse on the horizon, the… Continue