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Birth Story (Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA) Part 2: Labor and Delivery The night before I went into labor, my baby became very active. He was moving more often, for longer duration, and with more force than during the entire pregnancy. I was wondering if this was a sign of impending labor, but was unsure. [...]

Wow, I really need to do better. Time must evaporate, because I cannot believe it has been a month plus since I made a post. Life has been a blur of work, baby and family obligations. I have my birth story/Sentara Leigh hospital review to post, accumulated restaurant reviews and product reviews. I write them [...]

I have never been motivated by the whole “green” thing.  A big part of the movements seems to be feel-good ways to spend money, but not do any real good.  What I am motivated by is getting away from a disposable lifestyle. We started to transition over to reusable items when we realized they were simply nicer [...]

My son has been very expressive from the start, but it took me a month or two to figure out how to encourage it.  The secret?  Looking him directly in the eyes when talking to him.  It was like a light turned on; the chatter drastically increased, and he started playing with more phenomes.  Before, [...]

A couple years ago, the plan was for me to stay at home when we had kids.  We had no debt and a healthy savings account.  We were going to buy the perfect house for raising children, then start a family.  The house we were supposed to raise a family in ended up eating through [...]