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How Much Does It Cost to Have a Baby?
Hello, my name is Sara and I am an obsessive planner.I’m still at the stage in life where I consider it to be a hobby more than a neurosis (although I am open to the idea that the fact I consider it a hobby might be part of why it’s a neurosis…). I love planning. I really do.
But let me introduce you to my newest “self-identified kindred spirit,” Onnie.
Onnie does not have any children. In fact, Onnie won’t even be married for another year and a half. But dear Onnie has already created an Excel(!) sheet entitled the “Ultimate BabyCost Matrix” designed to help her “figure out … Read More
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Toothcare + Conception
I am just back from my bi-annual trip to the dentist (although it has been two years since my last visit, due to our move from Denver to Houston and my general dread of dentistry).I don’t mean to bore you with the mundane details of my life, but this particular dentist visit was significant for one reason: It was the last official thing I absolutely had to do before Matt and I start trying to conceive.
Of course there are still significant things on our list, like have more conversations about whether or not we’re ready, and we still need to figure out a sexual intimacy frequency that works … Read More
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Hoss and Me
I finally got around to watching Marley and Me (I’m always so behind on these things! I feel like an inadequate blogger…).Part of me is flipping out about the prospect of having a baby. A significant portion of that movie was dedicated to the hard parts, with little attention devoted to the good times in those early years.
I think it’s all compounded by the fact that I read Cate’s amazing birth story yesterday, and I got to the very end when she and her partner are sitting on the couch with their newborn baby. When I read it I realized that I haven’t thought much past the pregnancy … Read More
