Protected: Easter Vigil: Martha’s Birth Story (More Pictures)
April 10, 2015
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Martha
April 7, 2015
Martha Elanor Osborn was born at 12:23 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 5th 2015. “Martha” after a beloved friend, pastor, teacher, and mentor, one of the most powerful women who has ever touched our lives. And after the outspoken woman in the Bible, Jesus’ friend, who proclaims in the middle of grief, “Yes Lord; I believe that … More Martha
Meditations from the Belly of the Whale
April 4, 2015
It’s just after midnight on Holy Saturday. A day that I never expected to reach while still pregnant, eleven days past my due date. I’m awake not exactly by choice, but because every night I don’t take a Benadryl, I seem limited to a four-hour quota of sleep. I am blessed by a savory midnight … More Meditations from the Belly of the Whale
At Least I Know It’s Not This
April 1, 2015
Finally, I can check another Really Big Thing off the list of Things I Said I’d Get Done Before the Baby Comes. I pre-drafted the last bit of red on Saturday at some point, then spun it up on Sunday. I had a chance during Sunday’s naptime to make the last .6 oz into perfectly pre-drafted … More At Least I Know It’s Not This
Not That Kind of News
March 31, 2015
Let’s play good news/bad news. Round One. The good news: At one week late, baby “Pat” is doing grand. She passed her first post-due BPP and NST with flying colors, and doesn’t appear to be unduly large. The bad news: At one week late, baby Pat does not appear to be going anywhere. She’s so … More Not That Kind of News
Progress, Slow but Sure
March 28, 2015
We are at EDD +4 today. Surprisingly, my calm increases as the days pass, as the inevitability of little Pat’s birth draws comfortingly closer, and as pre-labor progresses at its own impossibly slow rate. I think, with N, I just didn’t have time to get this uncomfortable. She was breech until 39 weeks, so I … More Progress, Slow but Sure
Fine, I Give Up
March 26, 2015
I’m writing this post on Wednesday and scheduling it to go off on Thursday, as I have a one-post-a-day policy, but I don’t know when I’ll have time to finish this one. So I might be in labor right now while you read this. Or not! Or in a quantum state of both! Schroedinger labor! Anyway. … More Fine, I Give Up
Still Spinning My Wheels – Proverbially and Figuratively
March 25, 2015
It’s the feast of the Annunciation today. I’m still pregnant, though who knows if I will still be pregnant by the end of the day. Yesterday, our due date, came and went without much fanfare. I did find out I’ve been accepted as a postulant for ordination in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh – a … More Still Spinning My Wheels – Proverbially and Figuratively
Don’t Get Me Started
March 21, 2015
Less than twenty-four hours after the last count, the new shawl design was cast off and blocking. (And two awesome test knitters are ripping through it, so an early-to-mid-April release is looking very good. I hope for sooner, but I also hope to be otherwise occupied very soon.) This meant I was down to two … More Don’t Get Me Started
3.14.15
March 14, 2015
Happy Pi Day, everyone! “Fallin’ in Love Chocolate Mousse Pie” “I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby Pie” (What? It’s true. I don’t want Earl’s baby.) Both recipes from here. I’ve wanted to try these since I first saw Waitress seven years ago. In reality, the experience of both pies was somewhat marred by their both having … More 3.14.15
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