He arrived three months ago today, and I suppose I should tell you all about it. But until then, here’s a recording of Finnegan Jay Bartoo and I having a conversation.

Poor BiB. I thought that when May arrived, I’d have more time to blog, but it turned out to be the opposite. So here I am playing catch-up as always.
Dr. Awesome and I took a childbirthing class for the last five weeks through Realbirth. Like most such classes, it’s oriented to natural childbirth, but it’s [...]

O.k., these images aren’t exactly scandalous, but I’m not averse to using the lurid to lure you. (Also, I’m sure there are pregnancy porn sites out there, but I’m not actually going to Google to verify. If you do, please spare me—don’t share.)
For weeks now, even through clothing I’ve been able to see The Kid [...]

One thing I neglected to mention in Are You Woman Enough? is that the women I’ve spoken to (or read about) who chose natural childbirth did so for reasons I understand. Most cite a desire to be fully present, to experience every moment no matter how difficult, and to complete labor with not only a [...]

Filler alert! A trio of somewhat blurry pix of the bun: full-length, midground, and dear lord.

Welcome to the bun!

Let’s look a bit closer at its funny roundness

This thing is like a bomb shelter, yo. I just hope it doesn’t house a crazy