I recently had a conversation with my 7 year old son about pregnancy. It went a little something like this: 7yo: "Mommy how did you feel when you were pregnant?" Me: "Pretty good. Mostly. I really loved being pregnant." 7yo: "Did it hurt?" Me: "No, being pregnant didn't hurt. Except for … [Read more...]
pregnant in nyc
I just got back from a great weekend in NYC. My mom and I went to celebrate a milestone birthday for her and a last hurrah for me before I'm shackled down with another kid. The weekend was busy, but still relaxing and free of responsibilities. We ate amazing food, saw some fab shows on broadway, … [Read more...]
mind your manners: pregnancy etiquette
When are you due? Look how big you are! You're pregnant with #2; that's exciting/stressful! These in addition to a myriad of other comments and questions are what I have to deal with on a daily basis. Our culture is baby obsessed but unfortunately no one has any tact when it comes to … [Read more...]
(Don’t) Say My Name
I was pregnant three times. That equaled over 27 months to stew about our future babies' names. And stew I did. My husband and I did not exactly see eye to eye about names. Here's how it would go: I would spend hours combing baby name books and blogs and come up with a list of potential names. … [Read more...]
a few things to wear
My Asos Maternity package arrived on Friday and I finally have a few things to wear (pictured above). Despite the free shipping and inexpensive prices I did have to pay a hefty duty fee when my package arrived - $60!! My two favourites are the grey zip up hoodie (it fits perfectly) and the navy … [Read more...]
The Story of Rory (I’m a poet and didn’t even realize it)
My first blog was about the birth of my son Travis, so to make things fair; I thought my second should be about the birth of my wee-man Rory. The differences between the two births were drastic. Travis was old school: water broke, went to the hospital, wife did majority... ok, all of the work, and … [Read more...]
Time to indulge
Your first pregnancy is the most indulgent time of your life. Sadly I can't say the same for round two and I expect it just gets worse for round three and (gasp!) round four. In my first pregnancy I took amazing care of myself. I slept when I needed to, put my feet up when I was feeling fatigued, … [Read more...]
Imperfect – An Introduction
Hiyaaa! This is Beyond the Bump and I'm so excited to be blogging here. Like many of you reading, I'm a crazy busy lady. I work full time in PR, teach one day a week, manage an online fabric shop, run my personal blog, have a two year old son, oh and I'm six months pregnant. Have a similar list? … [Read more...]
MobileMom Apps for New Moms
I was just sorting out and getting rid of some baby books the other day. I had a shelf full of books like What to Expect When You're Expecting, Parenting by Dr. Spock, and a couple of fun baby name books were amongst my pile. I'm pretty sure I'm done that stage so I've passed them on to my friends. … [Read more...]
5 Years!
5 years or 1,825 days or 43,800 hours .... whoa. It all started 5 years or 1,825 days or 43,800 hours ago. I got pregnant. I was talking to my friend Steph today about being pregnant and giving birth and then I looked at the calendar and went - hold up - it's conception day! November 29 and … [Read more...]
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