Weekend Picture Update

Home Births On The Rise

This deserves a more lengthy blog post.  I will try to put that one together soon.

"Home births up, driven by natural birth trend" article on MSNBC

Mayim Bialik: Why women shouldn't fear home birth

POOP

A blog post by my husband.

I have had a lifelong love affair with all things poopy. It began at an early age. When I was potty trained, I learned to show off my stool with pride. Most children outgrew this. Not me. My wife Cara refuses to look at my poop, although I think she’ll come around. And when she does, I’m sure it will be a seminal moment in her transformation to vegetarianism.

"Boob" as a Verb

This post isn't about the benefits or inconveniences of nursing.  There are many of those plus a plethora of other opinions, studies, etc.  (Here's a new one).  Like everything else concerning motherhood, do what works best for you.  I am just sharing what worked for me.

Nursing has been beautiful and cumbersome and stressful and rewarding and inconvenient and very convenient.  Aiven is over 7 months now and loves his food, so he is not needing to nurse as often.  I can see the weaning process beginning.  It makes me a little sad, but I am also grateful that Aiven is doing it on his own rather than me forcing it upon him before he's ready.