by Sara McGinnis posted in Pregnancy

Friendly PSA here: Please think twice before succumbing to the lure of holiday romance.
As a mom who went into labor on the last day of summer (just about 40 weeks after the Christmas/New Years wham-bam combo), I fully understand the lure of twinkling lights and time off -- but I urge you out there who are trying to conceive (or just being lax about the birth control) to think this through for a hot minute.

As much as I love my firstborn and would never for a second wish he hadn't come into our lives, there are some long-reaching effects of being a late summer baby. In listicle form...
1. You're pregnant alllll summer long
Perhaps if you're from one of the states that believes in air-conditioned homes this isn't too big of a matter, but we reside in the Pacific Northwest where practically no one has it. We're "lucky" to have a few weeks of 90 to 100+ degree weather a year...which happened during my heaviest weeks of pregnancy. I spent literal hours at the mall with a book trying to escape from the heat, and cursed every minute I spent with sweat pouring off of me in our second floor apartment.
I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but in the moment it was a 24/7 body swamp experience.
2. Baby snowsuits suck
Our second child arrived in June. Do you know what I dressed him in" Anything I wanted!
A pair of zip jammies was enough for a quick trip in the car, or just an outfit with a light sweatshirt -- not the kind of it...