Dear Hillcrest Hospital;
My expecting partner Ava and I are patients of one of your OB GYN/Midwife practices at Hillcrest and this past Saturday we toured your hospital.  We are at week 34, so we thought we should at least find the entrance to Labor/Delivery and see the delivery rooms.  Unfortunately, we did not preregister, but it appeared [...]

At week 30, the baby is approximate18 inches long and weights between 3 to 4 pounds. S/he is able to use all five of her senses, hearing sounds and seeing bright lights in her Ava’s environment, and tasting, touching, and even smelling the amniotic fluid surrounding her. And their toenails have grown and are completely [...]

This past week, Ava and I finalized our baby registration list.  We are officially registered at Target and BabiesRUs.  It was a pretty big ordeal, since Ava had to cross reference every suggested item with ConsumerReports and The Baby Bargain book.  Two essential tools in Ava’s shopping tool box.  We also validated the list with [...]

December 31st, I started Friday’s blog with all the hopes and dreams of writing about the end of 2008 and the possibilities of 2009.  Around 9:30pm, I received a call from Ava.  She had a flat tire and her cell phone was on its last bar.  And the charger is in my car.  Of all [...]

It just takes one person. One person to raise their hand, one person to refuse to give up their seat, one person to stand up for what they believe in. One person to say this is my partner, this is my lover, my significant other…rather than my friend or my roommate. It takes one person [...]

In light of the outcome of the recent election, I feel it worthwhile to re-visit the ever famous speech-turned video. Please click on link and take it all in…….

“A peach?” I asked.
“Yeah, a peach,” she replied.
“When did that happen, just last week it was a lime, how did it grow to be a peach so quickly?” I asked.
“I don’t know,but it’s a peach now,” Ava said.
I was still amazed…so I asked, “What is it next week?”
She answered, “The size of [...]

Lately, quite a few people have asked me who I am voting for this election. My answer is relatively simple. I am aware that both Republicans and Democrats are politicians and have a tendency to lie, cheat, and mislead, or that they are wrapped up in a never-ending cycle of misunderstood “power,” greed, classism, racism, [...]

Are we all ready for this election to be over? Are we ready for the domination of others views to take a step back and give us some breathing room? Are we ready to look at our 401Ks and let out that jagged breath?
This has been quite a week for misgivings and inconclusions. I’m amazed [...]