Tex arrived – 10:45 am on Thursday, January 30th. A whopper, he weighed in at 9lbs, 6 oz, 23 inches long. Here is the story of his birth, in several (non-gross) parts: Tex’s Birth Story, Part One I wrote this in the wee hours of an icy Wednesday morning. Tex was uncomfortably lodged in my…
Frozen
I plan to start my maternity leave on the Friday that falls a week before my due date. People continue to give me assignments up through the end of the day on Friday, though I have broadcast my last day – just one last thing, can you have this for me by the end of…
Mothers in the Legal Profession No. 334
The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Butterflyfish, PT Law Mom,Attorney Work Product, BJJ, Law, and Living, The Reluctant Grownup, and Magic Cookie blogs. Week of January 13 – 19, 2014 As for me – this should answer your question, if it’s the same question that everyone asks me hourly. In…
Distraction, They Name is Thirty Eight Weeks Pregnant
I have been at work since 7:30 am. It is now 11:30 am. I have done literally zero things, besides stare out the window and take a walk to a coffee shop. Yesterday afternoon I had a pretty intense hour of what felt like labor, but it fizzled. This morning I’m having some milder contractions that…
False Labor and Hospital Woes
After the infernal never ending contractions went to 5 minutes apart, 70 seconds long, and stayed that way for approximately five hours, I called it and went to L&D. They weren’t getting any more intense, which I knew was not a great sign, but they also were not going away I was awakened at 12:30 or so…