Tag Archives: motherhood

How I Came To Have My Own Birthday

Today would have been my mama’s 75th birthday and it’s our tradition to laugh our guts out each year on her special day. For this year, I wrote the story of my birth, which has my family rolling in the … Continue reading

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Why Do Pregnant Women Get SO Much Heartburn?

There’s all sorts of symptoms pregnant women get (it’s kinda depressing to think about how many) but one of the symptoms that seem universal is heartburn. I had heartburn so bad my first trimester I had to go on medication. … Continue reading

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When Pregnancy Becomes A Sticky Business…

Welcome back to Risky Baby Business, our Saturday series here at More Cowbell! If you’re new over here, the previous posts in this series can be found here. Those of you who are regular readers know that the road to … Continue reading

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5 Things That Rocked My World When The Baby Arrived

Welcome to Risky Baby Business! We talk about babies every Saturday here at More Cowbell and I’m very open to topics or questions you have in mind for these weekend chats. Last week’s post addressed the 7 Things That Rocked … Continue reading

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Risky Baby Business: Because Sometimes Pregnancy’s Funny

OK, I had a whole blog planned…a serious interview with my husband about his highs and lows during pregnancy. It was gonna be freakin’ awesome. And then I saw this video and laughed so hard I thought I’d pass out. … Continue reading

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Risky Baby Business: 5 Surprising Things About Pregnancy

Welcome back to Risky Baby Business! This is the 7th installment of this column, and I’m so excited about how well this series has been received. (Click here to see all the other Risky Baby Business posts.) Huge thanks to … Continue reading

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Risky Baby Business – Question #2: Are You Getting Good Advice?

Have you noticed how everyone gives pregnant ladies a TON of advice? I’ve talked about this before — sometimes the sweet, scared new mommy feels like everyone’s picking on her when she’s too tired to shield herself and too round … Continue reading

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