Bed rest blues…week four

I’m still pregnant, hooray!  Amniotic fluid levels according to this week’s ultrasound is in the high-normal range.  No signs of infection.  I’m IV free, I have “outside privileges” (a.k.a. I can go into the “yard.”)  Baby is approximately 2.2 lbs and I am 27 weeks.
On Friday, I was told I could go home on Sunday [...]

Bed rest blues, week one

As many of you know, my husband and I are expecting a bouncing baby boy in early January.  Or, at least that was the plan.
On September 13th  at 23 weeks pregnant, my water broke.  Not a full break.  It is more accurate to say that I’m leaking amniotic fluid.  The diagnostic term is Preterm Premature [...]

Second Pregnancy- The halfway point

For those of you who have been following Mom2’s “The second time around” posts, I have a confession to make. I am Mom2. Me. Renee. Your friendly MTWer.
So far, this pregnancy has had its strange moments, but all seems to be well now. I’m off restricted duty and back to a normal life.
I’ve hit the [...]

Living on the cheap

It’s official.  In two short months, I will be joining the millions of Americans that are unemployed. 
With a 16-month-old, and another on the way, my mission is to cut costs now, while my family still has two pay checks.
My first place to cut back, the grocery store.  I have an addiction to the grocery store.   [...]

The second time around, part 2 The weird and the scary

“The second time around” is a journal of a second pregnancy.  Mom2 has a beautiful, energetic toddler.  Since only family and close friends currently know she’s pregnant, she’s keeping her identity under wraps until she’s ready to shout the great news from the roof tops at work, or until her belly gives it away for [...]

Busy mom uses project manager skills like a real Wiz

How does she do it all? That’s what we wanted to find out.
“Expecting too much of yourself is a sure fire way to never feeling like you have accomplished something,” says Jeanette McLeod, a mother of four, who runs an online publishing business, Wizz-E, from her home in London, UK. Follower her on Twitter at [...]

The second time around- Part 1

“The second time around” is a journal of a second pregnancy.  Mom2 has a beautiful, energetic toddler.  Since only family and close friends currently know she’s pregnant, she’s keeping her identity under wraps until she’s ready to shout the great news from the roof tops at work, or until her belly gives it away for [...]

Working mom’s sanity secret? Two calendars

Know a working mom who handles the juggle with grace and ease? Tell us about her.
In this Q and A we ask Eddie P, a very busy exec with “two great kids” from Maryland, how she handles a high-pressure cooker of a job with grace, ease and a huge smile.

MomstoWork: Is there something you’ve [...]

First tweet up: Day 8 since layoff

This is the third installment of “Diary of an Unemployed Finance Mom 2.0,” laid off late last week. This story is real, nothing is fabricated. For the sake of her privacy, and her hopes of landing a new job, she’s going under the pseudonym, job mom 2.0. Follow her trials and tribulations on Twitter @jobmom
Thursday: [...]

Swine flu delays job hunt: Day 6 since layoff

This is the second installment of “Diary of an Unemployed Finance Mom 2.0,” laid off late last week. This story is real, nothing is fabricated. For the sake of her privacy, and her hopes of landing a new job, she’s going under the pseudonym, job mom 2.0. Follow her trials and tribulations on Twitter @jobmom
Between [...]