Mother's Day

I can never say it better than Stacy and Shaina.

My heart is hurting in anticipation of Mother's Day. Give a little love to those who don't have their children with them this Mother's Day. Give your children a little extra love for those of us who can't.

Recommendation: Knocked Up, Knocked Down

An amazing post today, from a writer at Exhale (but on her blog, not in Exhale): http://knockedupknockeddown.blogspot.com/2009/07/when-plans-are-screwed.html

Joy William's first music video!

I love Joy Williams, so of course I was excited today to find an e-mail from Twitter saying that she was following me. How cool is that? Also, she just made her first music video and I think it's divine (not even counting how much I love, love, love the song):

Recommendation: Marley and Me

You should all read Marley and Me by John Grogan. This book made me laugh out loud (literally to the point of falling halfway off the couch) and it made me cry my first tears that weren't about my Max in a very, very long time. Warning: You may have a very strong urge to go out and buy a dog after finishing the book.

For all of my readers who have had miscarriages, there is a brief miscarriage scene near the beginning of the book (not to spoil anything, but just so you are warned). I knew it was coming and I was actually okay through it, but that also may choke you up a bit.

Absolutely fantastic writing, great story, beautiful reminder of the preciousness of life.

Recommendations

Recommended post: http://babynaillieux.blogspot.com/2009/03/mommyness.html

Recommended song:
Shadowlands by Rebecca St. James

You promised me
That You'd never leave
Or let me go
You promised me
That You'd love me through
The highs and lows

You promised me
You won't give me more
Than I can bear
You promised me
That when I cry out
That You'd be there

The shadowlands are what I know
So I'm hanging on to Your every word
The shadowlands surround me now
But You walk with me through the cloud
Into the sun
Into the sun

You promised me
If I sow in tears
I'll reap in joy
You promised me
That You will breathe life
Into my soul

I know it's true
All that You say
I believe in You
And I am standing on
The promises You've made

You promised me and I believe

Recommended Psalm (126):

When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion,
we were like men who dreamed.

Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
"The LORD has done great things for them."

The LORD has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.

Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like streams in the Negev.

Those who sow in tears
will reap with songs of joy.

He who goes out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with him.

Meeup Baby Carrier giveaway!

Most of my readers don't have children, but just in case, here's a great giveaway for a Meeup carrier - entry is free! Go visit 4 Little Men and enter!

9w, 2d: Comments are fixed!

Ah ha! Now you don't have to register for Blogspot/gmail to be able to leave a comment! I fully expect my friends to leave some comments now. :)

These Bella bands are great! I was having problems with sitting down and pants cutting into my poor abdominal region, but now I just have a nice, stretchy Bella band instead.

My new Maternity Boppy is very nice, too. The cover it came with is a bit scratchy, but it is already softening with one wash and some use. I told Jonathan last night that he has been replaced... I officially don't need to snuggle with him any more! (Which is nice for both of us because when he is asleep he continually rolls away from my touch. :-P)

I would highly recommend both of these products! I got mine from Doula Shop.

Update:

There are only 2 other Abigail B.'s in America!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 2 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

But, there are 29 other Jonathan B.'s!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 29 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Update #2: