Andrea’s Weblog

Elena Marie arrived Monday January 22 at 4:51 am after a fast labor. She weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and is 20 inches long.
We had the last meeting with our doula that afternoon and when she left at 4:00, I tried to get Elizabeth to take a nap. She nursed her usual 2 minutes before […]

I weighed in at 180 pounds at my check-up on Tuesday. Looking back, it looks like that’s about what I weighed when I was at 40 weeks with Elizabeth. This is surprising to me since people keep saying how small I look. Apparently you can’t tell from the back that I’m pregnant. I’ve turned around […]

Elizabeth has undergone a personality change in the last two weeks. Our terrific two-year-old has suddenly exhibited signs of the terrible twos.
We’ve been using positive parenting with Elizabeth and have so far been pleased with the results. Redirection, offering choices, avoiding saying no (you can kick the floor, but don’t kick the dog) had all […]