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We welcomed baby Lucille Marie on Tuesday in the early morning at a healthy nearly 8 lbs. Her appearance was right on time for the 15th anniversary of Rob and I first meeting. What had been quick and almost painless labor unfortunately took a turn for the worse right after that. The next thing I…

Due date has come and gone. No baby yet. Even though I have been prepared for her to be late and I feel remarkably good physically, it’s still harder than I expected to stay relaxed at this stage. I had my first real foray into mom-guilt when we were asked by the unhelpful nurse at…

Still waiting for this baby to make her entrance. Doctor reports everything is processing smoothly and she appears to be a super healthy little person. I think she’s probably outgrowing the newborn outfits I packed for her to wear home from the hospital. I’ve hit two milestones this week. First, everyone suddenly refers to me…

I keep finding just a tiny bit more room in our freezer for more postpartum food. Here’s a menu with California farmer’s market summer flavors and lots of special ingredients to help new mothers heal and feed their new babies. 1. Ginger chicken soup with brown rice This soup includes postpartum super foods ginger, sweet…

Another week almost done!  Less than 10 days from my official due date now – but I feel like this girl is going to be well late and am mentally prepared for an August baby. This was the first week with really no client work (okay, 2 hours – but that’s nothing) and I’ve sewn…

At 38 weeks pregnant, my obsession with good food has deepened and become almost primal. I feel like a bear preparing to hibernate. Every day, I spend hours finding the best berries, stockpiling supplies, chopping, cooking and cramming more into the freezer. We’re eating amazing fresh produce, herbs, salmon and farm eggs all day long.…

100+ year old San Francisco apartments often have what’s called a “double parlor” room off the formal living room area. These cozy rooms usually have no external windows – making them a warm haven from the fog and street noise – but also darker and difficult to photograph well. We’ve just finished converting ours from…

This continues to feel like such a tender week in the world. Maybe it is just me being SO pregnant – but doesn’t it seem like everyone is making an effort to be a little more kind and helpful in the last few days? It is time to do good deeds and support each other.…

In pre-natal yoga last night, we talked about how the last few weeks of pregnancy are a “tender time.”  There’s sadness about the end of a special phase of life, pain, fear, worry, joy, frustration…all smushed together. All of America is in a tender time this week. Every day, the news brings breath-stopping heartbreak, but…

It feels like I’ve been pregnant FOREVER now, doesn’t it? A bit of seasonal confusion is probably not helping since we had summer in New Zealand in March and now a cold foggy winter in San Francisco in July. Also aided by the fact that everyone I knew who was pregnant had their baby weeks…