Monthly Archives: March 2011
Big Bare Beautiful Baby Belly
| March 30, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Pregnancy and Birth |
Kmom at The Well-Rounded Mama has proposed a blog carnival for documenting photographs of fat women pregnant, birthing, and parenting. She states: It’s SO important that there be pregnancy and parenting images of women of size out there, showing that we do have babies, we do give birth, we do breastfeed, and we do parent. As I’ve educated myself about birthing over the last few years, I’ve benefited from The Well-Rounded Mama site as a resource for information on… Keep Reading
Sheep!
| March 29, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Animals |
This weekend was another huge happening at The Wallow. We got sheep! Let me introduce Big Mama: Mary and Baby Jeebus: Buck: And Jake: Jake is Big Mama’s baby. Baby Jeebus is Mary’s lamb. Jake is still nursing, but I haven’t seen Baby Jeebus nurse. While Big Mama is probably 2-3 years old, this is probably Mary’s first year. She’s much smaller. I might try to milk Big Mama, but Joshua and I have decided… Keep Reading
Wordless Wednesday: Bowl of Eggs
| March 23, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Animals |
Sleep Safety Propaganda
| March 18, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Parenting |
When I signed up for a baby registry at Babies R Us, I got a little pamphlet called “Keeping Baby Safe”, and one of the sections was, “Safe Sleep for Babies.” I plan to share a bed with my child, so I wasn’t too pleased to see these instructions: Keep Reading
Baby Chicks 2011
| March 17, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Animals |
Last Thursday morning, Joshua and I and two friends of ours went to buy baby chicks. The 19 babies are living in my bathtub right now! You can read more about the chicks in Joshua’s post about them. We got three kinds: a gray fuzzy Silkie that might be a hen or a rooster, 15 yellow Cornish Crosses that will become meat in the freezer in a couple of months, and 3 black striped Barred… Keep Reading
Pregnancy: 31 Weeks
| March 16, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Pregnancy and Birth |
We’re getting close to the home stretch here! Yay! It’s exciting for the number of weeks to start with a three! Here’s what’s on my mind this week: First up, food: I’ve written some here before about my high blood sugar readings and my attempts to cut out carbs in an effort to reduce those readings. If I were seeing an OB, I’m sure I’d be diagnosed with gestational diabetes. My friends have been a… Keep Reading
Feminism, Children, and What Women Are Supposed to Talk About
| March 14, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Parenting, Think About It |
Over at Slate, Katie Roiphe has an article called Get Your Kid Off Your Facebook Page, subtitled “Why do women hide behind their children?” In it, she takes a subject I’m sure we’re all familiar with (sometimes previously interesting friends get obsessed over a new topic and turn into boring drones), applies it to a certain topic guaranteed to rile people up (children), and then slaps an insulting feminist rant down on top of it. I’m… Keep Reading
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