My very fast food has been eggs. = ) I usually try to mix in veggies, cheese, and sometimes meat, but eggs on their own or in a burrito is my 10 minute meal. I pushed it to 20 the other day when I made eggs in one skillet and bacon in another followed by some potatoes chopped tiny and fried in the bacon grease. My homemade hashbrowns made me feel like a kitchen diva and even my husband didn’t mind having eggs again. = )

This isn’t the right place for this question, but I wasn’t sure how else to ask you. My husband is also a “perpetual grad student,” and we learned this week we are expecting. We’re thrilled by this blessing! But also nervous… I’ll stop working once the baby arrives. He gets a stipend, but it’s small. Since you’ve navigated these waters, I was hoping you could offer me some advice (I don’t know you, but I love your blog!). I have insurance now with my job, so I’m not sure quite what to do about payment for the birth since my insurance will change right before the baby comes– as in, I’ll be uninsured when I quit my job. I’d like a natural birth, but my husband is worried about an in-home midwife. Even now, going to my usual OBGYN would cost over $5,000 for the birth since I have a high deductible with my insurance. Anyway, could you please give me some guidance? What do you wish you knew when you started on the mommy journey? I’m so happy but also overwhelmed about the financial side of this announcement, and I have no one else to ask.

Thank you for your help!!
In Christ,
Sarah

Sea-bands got me through my brief period of nausea. I slept in them since I was afraid to take them off, and plus I was worried about how I’d feel in the morning.

It’s amazing how they work, and I hope they make you feel better!