Lions and tigers and bears

I read an interesting thing today: During the second trimester, many pregnant women dream about cuddly, baby-like animals, such as puppies, chicks, and kittens. Friendly creatures in your dreams are generally thought to signify that you’re tuned in to your instincts. Menacing animals, on the other hand, may represent ambivalence about the strange new creature [...]

Wise beyond our years

Someone asked Kyle and me the other day, “What has surprised you most about marriage so far?” With not yet 1.5 years of marriage under our belts, we agreed that the most surprising thing has been how much more we’ve enjoyed the dawn of Year 2. During our engagement, well-intentioned folks would say things like, [...]

We’re not ready for children, Evidence No. 1

  Prediction: Baby will be dropped at least once by its loving, yet frightened, father.

The bagel that saved the day

CITY OF 15 WEEKS – An ordinary blueberry bagel with cream cheese stepped up to the paper plate today to cure one woman’s pregnant woes. The mid-twenties woman, Amy, had been gripped by sluggishness and nausea all day, despite the efforts of a bowl of Frosted Mini-Wheats, a peanut-butter sandwich and a baggie’s worth of Sun [...]

My, how things have changed

On March 28, 2006, life slowly ticked by whilst I was “Living Alone”: You can leave two half-full or half-empty glasses of water sitting on your wooden dinner tray. You don’t have enough money to buy a dining table, so you use wooden dinner trays, but you have to sit on pillows when you use [...]