The Nine-Month Myth

Before I was pregnant, I thought that a woman carried her baby in her womb for 9 months.  When I saw pregnant ladies I knew I would ask them how many “months” they were.  Since I have become “great with child” this year I have realized that 9 months is a big fat lie. Women…

The Truth About Baby Names

Unsurprisingly, I’ve been doing alot of thinking about baby names lately.  We find out the sex of our baby on Thursday this week.  We have talked a little about names, but we decided to hold off on it until we knew if the baby was a boy or a girl, largely because we couldn’t agree…

My Me-Maw

My grandmother, “Me-Maw”, passed away Sunday December 20 around 4:30 pm.  She was 80 years old.  A few weeks ago my mother admitted her to the hospital in Memphis because she was in so much pain.  She had Parkinsons and Dementia, but she also had a disease called Neuropathy which no one knows a whole…