Tag: pregnancy

Last Chance Before Life Change

Laura Eppinger

I am 18 days away from my due date, and according to doctors my baby is head-down, getting ready for birth. We're healthy! I'd like to tell every smug weirdo who has ever been unpleasant about my 20-year vegetarianism that my blood pressure has consistently been 120-over-80 for this pregnancy, but actually, I don't care… Continue reading Last Chance Before Life Change

Third Trimester Blues / The Trap of Competence

Laura Eppinger

I’m superstitious, but not in a fun or folksy way—in a MAJOR ANXIETY DISORDER way—and I did not share the big life news this summer, though it is joyful. My sister got married! I am pregnant! Hooray! These events have been blessings and though summer was hot, I had a pretty darn fabulous time. I… Continue reading Third Trimester Blues / The Trap of Competence