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Balabusta Cred.
The minute the weather cools off, I go into balabusta mode. Do you know this word, balabusta? I’ve heard it before, in the little snippets of Yiddish swirling around, but didn’t know what it meant. I looked it up after reading about a cookbook from the restaurant of the same name. Balabusta is a Yiddish expression describing a …
Two Weeks Exactly.
Another birth story to share, again from Documenting Delight. The video is beautiful but the written birth story made me tear up, so read that first:http://www.documentingdelight.com/2012/08/29/homebirth/ {Some people have asked if I’m planning a home birth. The answer is no. But I like these home birth videos because I labored at home with Stella, and …
Three Weeks (or Two Weeks and 6 Days).
First, here is the trailer for the Ina May Gaskin documentary, Birth Story: {You can buy a digital download for $12.99 but I’m holding off on that until they provide English subtitles for the hearing-impaired (right now, they only offer Spanish subtitles.)} With three weeks to go, I’m in full-on nesting mode. My strategy has …
A Month To Go.
I like reading and watching birth stories in the weeks leading up to birth. Here’s another one from Documenting Delight, one of my favorite blogs. I have four weeks to go, and I have some things crossed off my “Nesting To Do” list. The summer is flying by.
Anticipation
My favorite thing to do while waiting for a baby (9 weeks to go!) is to read birth stories and watch birth videos. I watched this one yesterday, shot by Georgia of Documenting Delight. I love the mother’s poise but I won’t pretend that’ll be me. I was a wild animal when I was pushing …