I just watched a documentary called “Pregnant Man” about (of course) transgender man Thomas Beatie, who despite being legally male still had reproductive organs and a vagina and was able to give birth to his daughter. Fascinating documentary, and he and his wife are a really charming and well-balanced couple who are probably going to [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Brave New World: Surrogate Breastfeeding
Posted in Parenting, Polyfidelity, polyamory, pregnancy, tagged Parenting, polyamory, Polyfidelity, pregnancy on January 25, 2009 | Comments Off
Inauguration Day!
Posted in Parenting, pregnancy, tagged Parenting, pregnancy on January 20, 2009 | Comments Off
I was late to work today because I couldn’t peel my eyes away from the crowds swirling around the Mall. It seemed to take forever between Election Day and today, but at the same time I can’t believe it’s here already.
Every time I see an interview with a black American schoolkid talking about what this [...]
First step to babyness
Posted in Budgeting, Parenting, personal finance, pregnancy, tagged Budgeting, Parenting, personal finance, pregnancy on January 9, 2009 | Comments Off
No matter how small, the first step always feels the most significant. I still remember my first schoolwork (coloring in a drawing of a duck in kindergarten), and maybe I’ll always remember my first concrete step toward becoming a parent.
Yesterday I purchased prenatal multivitamins, and today I took the first one! I’m not actually going [...]
Rough estimate: somewhere between $52,800 and $242,000*
Posted in Budgeting, Frugality, Parenting, Small-space living, personal finance, pregnancy, tagged Budgeting, Frugality, Parenting, personal finance, pregnancy, Small-space living on January 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What an interesting coincidence: I received an e-mail from the What to Expect website and I saw an article on my Google Reader from The Simple Dollar, both about what the total cost might be to raise a child. What a difference! What to Expect said it would cost $242,000 (without college education expenses; that’s [...]
Small-space, high-rise parenting
Posted in Budgeting, Environmentalism, Frugality, Green, Parenting, Polyfidelity, Small-space living, personal finance, polyamory, pregnancy, tagged Budgeting, Environmentalism, Frugality, Green, Parenting, personal finance, polyamory, Polyfidelity, pregnancy, Small-space living on January 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s been a while since I posted–not because I haven’t been having thoughts about parenting, but because it’s been the holidays and I’ve had lots of quality time to talk my questions over with family and friends instead of posting here.
Recently I’ve been thinking about our lovely 2-bedroom condo, where we intend to raise one [...]
