Soo... not speaking = not acting? Okay then.

This!

Have you seen the second one? With Elmo and Grover. Elmo even intruded on this.

I agree with everything you have said, but I confess: three kids in, and I finally caved to the cult of Elmo. My third son has an Elmo doll, and at his birthday, we played “Place the Nose on Elmo.” He also has a Super Grover toy (version 1.0, thank you very much Sesame Street “new and improved” marketing team), and…

This.

The first book is also not exactly the finest example of writing... the writing improves as the series goes on. In part, this was intended: she wanted the books to grow with their readers. The first book is intentionally simpler to read.

I have had experiences with a home birth midwife, a hospital midwife, a female OB/GYN who performed a Cesarean, and a male OB/GYN who performed two Cesareans. All three of my boys were Cesareans, the first was a transfer from an attempted home birth, and the second two were attempted VBACs/Trials of Labor. While I…

My favorite is when I’m all, “stuff that’s not polite to discuss at the table,” (because of course the questions always come when we’re eating) and they respond, “No, really, tell me.” My usual answer is something along the lines of “gastrointestinal issues immediately, autoimmune flare issues long-term,” but then…

THIS.

I notice that this time she is draping a lovely little blankie so that the nasty commenters who took issue with her postpartum belly can give it a rest.

Your husband looks like David Tennant? Lucky you! And where does one find a Lego Ten???

Awesome, and definitely a better pricepoint than the other WALL-E / Eve one... and yet both are adorable.

I so wish I had thought of Lego minifigs... sigh. I use them NOW, on birthday cakes. My son’s 5th will have a Lego soccer player and a Lego tennis player, and a whole bunch of random “guys” holding the “Happy Birthday” candles. My 35th (we’re having a joint party) will have Lego Wonder Woman.

Happy birthday!

For what it's worth, I could see myself using that chocolate pot for all sorts of delicious meltable things, and I love the design. Do I have $60 worth of love for it? Nope. But I might have $10 worth of clearance love for it someday.

Lotte Verbeek, also ... (the actress who plays Geilis Duncan). Yes, I agree.. I prefer him with the adorable hobbit bangs.

"It's hard to really know how to feel about situations where I remember feeling a lot of agency but look back on it with a kind of queasy feeling."

He did have some low blood sugar, and I believe there was some other issue...slight jaundice, or iron. I forget to be honest, it's all a major blur. Their concern may also have had something to do with his low birth weight (5.5 lbs at full term, possibly due to my celiac issues.) Given that I didn't even see him until…

Even if your friend was only kept an additional day in the hospital, that can be an incredible expense if you don't have maternity coverage. I am due to give birth next month and have a prepaid cash maternity package with our hospital. If I had to stay an additional day, that would be at least $600 more that I'd have…

Yes, this.