February 3, 2010
- Pregnancy Journal: I Am Falling Apart
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
I am falling apart.
I determined this last week when I heaved my aching, groaning self onto the couch, after a long day of single parenthood to 3.5 kids. (…)
January 27, 2010
- Pregnancy Journal: He's Moving! I Swear He Is!
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
The baby boy inside of me moves. A lot. He kicks and jabs and turns and rolls. (…)
January 20, 2010
- Pregnancy Journal: One More Toddler
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
There are few things as sweet as a two-year-old.
There. I’ve said it.
I know two is an exhausting age. (…)
January 13, 2010
- Pregnancy Journal: Maternity Wear — and Not to Wear
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
Today is my birthday.
It is my tradition to wear my favorite outfit on my birthday, something that is fun yet practical, comfortable yet chic. (…)
January 6, 2010
- Pregnancy Journal: Halfway
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
I’m halfway there.
No. Sorry. Let me rephrase.
I’M HALFWAY THERE! WOO-HOO!
Twenty weeks (almost 21) is a milestone for most of us preggos. (…)
December 23, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: What's Coming
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
Today, I’m 19 weeks pregnant. I think.
Hang on. Let me check my online pregnancy calendar.
(Insert cheesy hold music here.)
OK. I’m back. (…)
December 16, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: Need to Know
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
I haven’t confirmed this scientifically, but I’m convinced there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who can wait until the birth of their baby to find out the sex, and those who must know the minute it’s physically possible. (…)
December 9, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: The Box
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
I was sitting in my toddler’s room last night, surfing the Internet and waiting for her to go to sleep, when I heard the faint toot of a horn. (…)
December 2, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: Movement
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
I felt the baby move last week.
I was laying in the dark, waiting for sleep to descend, when I felt little flutters way, way, WAY down in my abdomen. (…)
November 25, 2009
- Because Sometimes The Small Things ARE the Big Things
By Kelly
There are days, as a SAHM, when I’m tempted to be less than thankful. (…)
November 18, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: The Spinach Can Wait
From 5 Minutes for Parenting
By Kelly
I remember my first pregnancy so vividly.
I remember being snarly and sick and wanting to die, TO DIE, during the first trimester. (…)
November 11, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: Milestone
By Kelly
I’m 13 weeks pregnant today.
Depending on which pregnancy book you read, I’m either at the tail end of the first trimester or on the cusp of the blessed second. (…)
November 4, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: The Heartbeat
By Kelly
I still remember the first time I heard my baby’s heartbeat.
It was January 5, 2001. I was sick and miserable. I had never been sure I even wanted children. (…)
October 28, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: Baby Bump
By Kelly
So I’m finally hitting the 12 week mark with this pregnancy, and the first trimester fog is starting to lift, thanks in part to the miracle combo of Unisom-B6.
And I’m already showing. (…)
October 21, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal - To Sleep, Perchance To Dream
By Kelly
I woke up this morning and saw Corey standing in the middle of the bedroom getting dressed for work. (…)
October 14, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal: "Morning" Sickness
By Kelly
Welcome back to the Pregnancy Journal here at 5 Minutes for Parenting. You can find more information about this project here. (…)
October 7, 2009
- Pregnancy Journal
By Kelly
Women, as a collective, share many things. (…)
September 23, 2009
- Seeds
By Kelly
I was quickly changing the baby from pajamas to clothes this morning – which could describe any morning during the school year, really – when my five-year-old walked into the room, shot me a big grin and said, “I brushed my teeth before I put my clothes on today, Mommy.”
The following thoughts shot through my mind like lightning:
“That’s strange. (…)
September 16, 2009
- A SAHM Moment
By Kelly
I pulled into the garage this afternoon a little after 1:00, with the following list of urgent concerns.
1. (…)
September 9, 2009
- Home
By Kelly
Corey and I went for a walk after dinner tonight. The older kids were playing with friends in the neighborhood, laughing and riding bikes in the golden, evening twilight. (…)
