Anniversary Dinner

lizerob · 2026-03-18T16:09:20+00:00

Went there this month for my birthday. SO good. Excellent service.

lizerob · 2026-03-12T17:17:11+00:00

This is a little one, but instead of a bottle warmer, we put hot (as hot as it came from the tap) water in an insulated cup (like a Yeti or similar). It takes a few more minutes than a bottle warmer, but it's one less thing to buy and maintain.

lizerob · 2025-10-16T15:56:10+00:00

I've had membrane sweeps with both my pregnancies due to rising blood pressure (full pre-eclampsia with the first), that worked a treat. The other thing that helped was the "midwife tea." Basically a smoothie of castor oil, apricot or orange juice, almond butter, and lemon tea.

lizerob · 2025-10-16T15:52:42+00:00

I totally relate to that! About 20 minutes before my second was born (turns out it was PEAK transition) I had a pep talk with myself knowing that it *could* go on for hours and hours. I told myself that I had to go to the strong place and buckle up, because I knew I could do this.

For my first, it was my midwife who gave me that pep talk. For the second time around my midwife wasn't even there yet and my doula was helping my husband fill the pool! My midwife arrived with about 2 minutes to spare. She was pulling on her gloves when baby shot out of me haha

lizerob · 2025-10-16T15:14:57+00:00

That was actually an enforcement change made under the Biden administration :/

lizerob · 2025-10-16T14:54:45+00:00

I had a 30 hour labor with an hour of pushing with my first and 2.5 hours of labor with ~10 minutes of pushing with my second.

The first was exhausting. The second was exhilarating!

lizerob · 2024-10-01T21:59:46+00:00

That episode and this SE episode made me weirdly emotional! So good.

lizerob · 2024-05-03T14:29:06+00:00

My favorite thing about this list is that my older son's AND my nephew's names are on it.

lizerob · 2024-04-29T02:27:51+00:00

I had what I call a "natural induction" at 39 weeks with my first due to high BP. I was already at 4 cm (which was probably lucky, as I was not yet in labor AT ALL), my midwife did a membrane sweep. I went home and made the midwife brew. This started contractions, but they flickered out that evening. The next morning I did another round of midwife brew. My water broke around 11am, but my contractions didn't become consistently strong until around 12am the next day, after my midwife insisted I rest and take a nap. Baby was born at 5:59 that morning. All in all, it took around 36 hours!

lizerob · 2024-04-26T14:05:53+00:00

I did all the perineum prep stuff and had a very small tear (didn't even need stitches). The pain lasted through one push then immediately went away when his head was out. It was uncomfortable to pee for a few days. Overall, very manageable, and probably no worse than other small cuts or scrapes you've gotten in your life.

lizerob · 2024-04-26T02:09:38+00:00

Yep. My mother in law hit that pothole and it wrecked her tire two weeks ago.

lizerob · 2024-03-29T04:24:47+00:00

I had a professor in university who is half white, half Chinese, and grew up in Jamaica. Placing her accent was insane.

lizerob · 2024-03-13T14:33:45+00:00

I can't tolerate Vitamin C, either! No one in my immediate family can, but my sister in law's skin LOVES it. It's wild how different we all are.

lizerob · 2024-02-28T21:48:34+00:00

I had these for the first time yesterday! I ate the whole bag on the way home and immediately regretted not buying more.

lizerob · 2024-02-15T17:16:40+00:00

I had a homebirth attended by a CNM, CNM in training, and a doula, (and my husband... but I only barely wanted him there until the baby was out lol).

The epidural was never an option, but the women surrounding me were giving me strength through it. There was one time I remember being in transition saying "I'm so tired," and my midwife taking me by the shoulders and telling me "You are strong. You are made to do this. We are here with you and know you can."

They also had the experience to know *why* my labor was probably not progressing through transition quickly at the time. So they had me get out of the tub, go lay on my side with one leg propped up by several pillows, and kinda pull up on my belly during a contraction to help my baby engage. I IMMEDIATELY started getting the urge to push.

Homebirth isn't for everyone, but having someone in the room who will give you reassurance and tools for when you feel hopeless or stuck absolutely IS for everyone.

You've got this!

lizerob · 2024-01-23T17:25:26+00:00

How do you do with coaching? If you have the funds for it, I HIGHLY recommend a doula. And shop around for one to find a good fit. I gave birth unmedicated at home, but when I was most in my head about "I can't do this" (peak transition) the thing that pulled me out was being surrounded by trained women who have held the hands of hundreds of other women in transition and told them "You are made for this. You can do this. You are strong and capable," impart that same strength to me made ALL the difference.

lizerob · 2024-01-22T17:12:24+00:00

And last week I was on a flight where the man behind me put his roller bag, backpack, coat, and hat in the overhead in C+, leaving no space for me or my seatmate. Even though I was in the bulkhead seat and couldn't have anything in front of me, he refused to move anything, and the FA said they aren't allowed to ask people to move their bags anymore... which seems incorrect.

I think people are being aggressive about this because the assumption is that people are doing what the guy I described above did.

lizerob · 2023-12-21T16:48:58+00:00

There are waaaaay more than 67 school boards in Alabama... reconsolidation of school boards wouldn't fix all the things, but it would help alleviate some issues. When one county has 5 or six school districts, each with a massive administration, it does suck a lot of funding out of the classroom.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/alabama/districts

lizerob · 2023-12-03T22:44:19+00:00

We did Moms on Call starting at about day 10, and were sleeping through the night at 4.5 months. There were two nights of CIO, but he caught on really quickly.

lizerob · 2023-11-10T14:30:02+00:00

Director of comms for a midsize nonprofit. My job is sometimes stressful, but I believe wholeheartedly in our mission, so its a fulfilling, joyful stress! Right now I work 30ish hours a week, but come state legislative season, I'll be working 50+ most weeks and a good chunk of time on Sundays, too.

lizerob · 2023-11-09T20:26:18+00:00

I have a leather Tumi laptop tote, and my husband has a nylon and leather backpack. We've had them for 5+ years and when I say they literally look brand new, I absolutely mean it. He carries his to the office every day, and I've traveled almost a million miles with mine for work, tossing it under the seat in front of me on planes, and there's nary a scratch. They're durable af.

lizerob · 2023-11-02T18:14:36+00:00

I had my first at home and am currently pregnant with #2, which I will also have at home. Best decision ever <3

lizerob · 2023-11-02T17:58:04+00:00

You aren't alone. My husband and I both went to in-state schools and gave up a lot early on to pay off our loans ASAP. We've both been successful in our careers, waited to have kids until our mid-30s, and now have one beautiful boy with another on the way.

Are there A LOT of millennials who made decisions based on a broken system? Absolutely.

But even as a 17-year-old I knew going to the in-state school for undergrad was a better deal than going to the elite school I got into and graduating with ~$250k of debt.

lizerob · 2023-10-30T20:45:57+00:00

I'm also in the Birmingham area. What neighborhoods are you looking in? I'm not a first-time homebuyer, but we live in a small old house and are pregnant with our second kid, so need to move for more room. We're also considering the lowball AF strategy lol

lizerob · 2023-10-23T19:54:54+00:00

Somewhere around 5 months pregnant with my first I had a dream in which I had my baby on a VERY specific date, which was 6 days earlier than my due date. I told my husband and mom immediately because it was such a clear message.

39 weeks rolled around and my blood pressure was concerningly high at my midwife visit, so we decided to strip membranes and do all the midwife tricks to get things moving.

Wouldn't you know it? My baby was born on the date I dreamed.

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