Discovering Makeup – Uncovering Confidence
The countdown is on until I meet my tiny baby. To help prepare for his arrival, my hubby and I decided to visit 4 Hospitals in 4 weeks in Rhode Island. Our last planned visit was the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital. The entrance to Newport Hospital is warm and inviting, especially more »
Birth is the most simple and, yet, complicated ordeal a woman can endure. Egg is inseminated with sperm, baby grows, and the kid comes out. Easy, right? Wrong. There is so much that goes on with being pregnant. Leaving what happens to our bodies during pregnancy aside, all the choices, baby crap to buy, and more »
This tiny baby doesn’t feel so tiny anymore. He feels ginormous! Well, at least my uterus feels that big. The only time I don’t feel huge is when I am in the water. I’ve caught myself several times actually using my hands to prop up my belly, trying to relieve some of the weight. It’s more »
“Please step in the scale.” The aforementioned words terrify me. God, I actually can’t wait to not hear those words once month/twice a month/and soon to be once a week. For when I do hear them, fear rushes through me as if I were back at Weight Watchers meetings. Those WW receptionists, oh those WW more »
We held our third annual Breakfast for Dinner Party this weekend. It was originally scheduled for February, but a blizzard got in the way. Damn you, Nemo. Oddly enough, our Breakfast for Dinner Party finds it’s origins in a major snow storm we had three years ago. We had people over one night and coincidentally more »
Most expecting parents tour their birthing center or hospital during the third trimester. This maternity tour is generally meant to help them get the lay of the land, understand what is available, and where they will be on the big day! I decided to shop around different hospitals in Rhode Island, to find out which more »
I roll off my couch rather than gracefully stand up. The Final Countdown is now my theme song. And I’m having an extremely tough time sleeping each night. The third trimester of pregnancy is a bit more difficult than the second. Granted, I am quite fortunate at this point. I haven’t been put on bedrest, more »
When we first entered Women and Infants, we were blown away by the ginormous and glistening facility. They take security quite seriously, and require that each person wear a name badge while they are in the hospital. This badge will allow you into certain areas, has your name and photo, and keeps track of who more »
All pregnant women know this, and if they don’t, well, consider yourself schooled: One of the most important things a pregnant woman needs to do is take prenatal vitamins. My doctor recommended that I start taking prenatal vitamins daily before I was pregnant – to make sure my body had all of the nutrients I more »
“I forgot to put in my contacts! How am I supposed to take part in a fitness class wearing my glasses? Especially when this class is taking place in a pool?!?” That was my mild freakout last week as I pulled into my local YMCA parking lot. I was already running late, and didn’t have more »