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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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Big birthday, small celebration

03 Jul 2010 by

I turned 40 this week… there, I said it!  Sigh…

I have to admit that I didn’t feel much like celebrating.  I mean, it’s incredibly hot and humid outside, I feel a bit like a hippo on dry land, I can’t drink a toast, I can’t salsa dance, and I’m usually ready for bed by 7 p.m.

But you know what’s funny?  I didn’t even care.  more…

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Audrey it is!

26 Jun 2010 by

I just started my 32nd week of pregnancy yesterday and am already so O-V-E-R it!  Nine and a half months is too long to wait to meet a baby.  Today’s big milestone?  I finally settled on the name Audrey and promptly registered www.audreymakestwo.com and www.audreyhertel.com… before I told my parents that I’d decided I named her.  Hmmm, what does that say about me?  Ok, I think it says Audrey has a geek for a mother.  Be that as it may… she’s officially named, has an official blog, and is officially making me crave fried chicken.  Ah, pregnancy!

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