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The history of our family motto: “We don’t give up!”

08 Dec 2010 by

Now that Audrey is here, I’ve decided to address this blog to her.  Everyone is welcome to read and comment– in fact, I hope you will so that this is as rich a record of her life as possible!  I just want her to know how special she is to me, and I think that the best way to do that is to write everything from now on for her directly.  Think of it as a public electronic baby book!  Here goes…

You were born at 11:51 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 2010… and I’m writing this on Tuesday, December 7.  Good that you weren’t as tardy in arriving as I am with updating this blog!  more…

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SMC Common Concerns: How can I afford to have a baby on my own?

21 Aug 2010 by

Ok, first for a little reality check.  I am 40, highly educated, with a solid resume and marketable skills.  Not every Single Mother by Choice is in this position, but judging from the posts on the Single Mothers by Choice discussion boards the majority are at least highly educated.  Even those of us who have chosen a career path that is traditionally underpaid (social work, teachers, etc.) have the education and skills to earn more if we need to for our children.  So why the worry?

For me it wasn’t so much that I couldn’t imagine how I would afford a child, it was more that I couldn’t imagine how I could continue to afford my pre-pregnancy lifestyle.  more…

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SERIES: Common concerns about becoming a Single Mother by Choice

18 Aug 2010 by

As I approach my due date (in two days!!!) I find myself thinking again about all the concerns I had when I first decided to go down this path.

Maybe it’s because I’ve gotten so many phone calls in the past few months from women I went to high school or college with, all asking about my experience because they’re considering doing the same.  You see, I was born in 1970, so we’re all turning 40 this year.  It seems to mark a turning point for women, when “do I want kids?” becomes “I better get on it NOW if I want kids.” Turns out we all have the same list of worries and concerns about going it alone.

Or maybe it’s because I went to see Jennifer Lopez in The Back-up Plan earlier this summer.  more…

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Maternity portrait session (warning: nude belly ahead!)

22 Jul 2010 by

Some folks have been asking about how my nesting/cooking is going. Hmmmm, well, er… pretty well. I’m about 3/4 done and just have a few entrees and breads left to do. As soon as I’m finished I’ll post a photo of my freezer– it’s shockingly full!!! ;-) In the meantime, I took a morning off and treated myself to a haircut and maternity photo session. more…

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Nesting with $400 in groceries

17 Jul 2010 by

Nesting: Feeling the need to prepare for the arrival of the baby by cleaning, organizing, etc. Often happens toward the end of pregnancy.

Ok, so now that I found this definition I feel a little bit better about what I’ve been doing the past few days.  I started week 35 yesterday and decided that I needed to prepare food for the remaining weeks and for at least a month after Audrey is born.  This probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone who knows me well– feeling prepared and cooking go hand-in-hand for me.  (Just ask my friend Toree who was the beneficiary of enough home-cooked meals to feed an army last year.)  Sometimes I think I should have been a caterer. But I digress…

I already knew about nesting and got to see it firsthand with my neighbor Heidi, who is two weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy.  more…

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