[Editor’s Note: Today’s post and tomorrow’s will be about pregnancy. Then we’ll get back to our regular melange of topics (which will be a well-rounded mix of stuff, including pregnancy). And, by the way, there are only four more days to register for Purposeful Conception, my online course about preparing your mind, body, and life for pregnancy!]

A friend of mine is several weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy, and she’s going the ob/gyn route in a hospital. It’s interesting to compare our experiences (since I’m going the homebirth route with a midwife).

For example, genetic testing is a routine part of my friend’s care, while it’s something

I want this to be a well-rounded blog, so I don’t want one topic to take center-stage. However, all the other things I could talk about right now (e.g., how I had a craft date with my friend this weekend and I appliqued a dress, how Matt and I celebrated our anniversary, and how I’m working hard to prioritize my to-do list as I head into the new school year) are already planned posts on my other blogs: 2000 Dollar Wedding and EdCatalyst. So what does that leave me with? Pretty much the same thing I talked about yesterday: Pregnancy.

I do apologize