http://www.blogobeth.com Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:48:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More than likely I will be welcoming our third baby in the next two weeks.  For most pregnant women this is a difficult part of pregnancy and indeed I'm struggling to stay upbeat.  I am a woman who labors for weeks. On and off contractions that are uncomfortable all the ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=821 In two days we will vacate our home forever and move into our new house.  This is our new house: We are going from 2200 square feet to 3300 square feet. We are going from four small bedrooms with even smaller closets to four large bedrooms with walk-in closets. I'm going ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=812 The house is sold. The new house bought. The closing date is set (Jan. 21st). Movers hired. All that is left to do is pack and prepare myself for leaving my home for the past nine years.  I've never lived anywhere long enough to become emotionally attached to a location ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=801 I don't understand women who love being pregnant.   I can understand being so-so with it, or being resigned to it but loving it? Yeah, who are these people?  Overall I have pretty normal, uneventful pregnancies and for a woman of my "advanced maternal age" I'm grateful for that.  I experience ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=804 Jen at Conversion Diary asked for words of encouragement for a new mother. Well, as I come crashing in at the end of my third pregnancy I'm feeling rather smug regarding my parenting knowledge and thought I would share what my experience has taught me. #1 DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF Now, ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=792 When you're a mother your telephone conversations sound something like this: Mother #1: hello? Mother #2: hi - I just wanted to call and talk to you about the current health care debate Mother #1: Oh, I know did you watch CNBC last night? Mother #2: I did, and I really thought, Tommy! Tommy! ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=787 Well, it is that time of year when holiday letters and family Christmas notes start pouring into my mailbox.  Although I look forward to seeing the little shiny cards with news of friends far away, I can't help but notice some disturbing grammatical problems with these letters.  I thought I ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=783 Remember how I told you that we put a bid on a house and it was rejected? Well, the owner changed her mind and now - right now - as we head into the holidays and while I'm 7 months pregnant - we are selling our house and  moving.  I've ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=780 Have I mentioned that I'm having a baby? Because suddenly as I enter the third trimester I'm reaching the "oh shit" moment in my pregnancy.  What having two other children teaches you is that having a baby is like inviting a nuclear bomb to explode into your life. It doesn't ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=773 When David and I bought our house we purchased a home that was considerably smaller and cheaper than what we could afford. We were nervous making such a large purchase - our first large purchase as a couple.  We neither expected nor planned to stay in this house longer than ... http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=713