We celebrated Christmas with my dad and his wife and their family last night. Before we left, we had an impromptu photo session: Here’s our “pretty” pose. Nice smile, Maddie. Really sincere. RAWR! Check out our muscles! Obligatory belly shot. My two favorite people in the whole world. RAWR! More muscles. Favorite present EVAR.
I’m getting a very strong “boy” vibe with this pregnancy. When I was pregnant with Maddie, I consistently referred to the baby as “she” even before we knew she was a girl. This time, I’m calling the baby “he,” even when I’m thinking to myself. Of course, I could be way off base but I [...]
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So my kid is OBSESSED with dinosaurs. She wants to know what they’re all called and, well, I know pretty much jack shit about dinosaurs. Teh Google has been pretty helpful so far, but I was thinking it might be nice to get some age-appropriate reference material. I’ve already gotten Maddie’s Christmas gifts, but her [...]
I saw my OB this morning and a sonogram confirmed that I am pregnant with just ONE baby. Hallelujah and Amen! I’m measuring 7w 4d which gives us a due date of 6/3. Everything looks great. Heartbeat was 151 and I got to bring home some unidentifiable pictures for Maddie. She’s so excited to be [...]
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So, it seems as though my jeans are no longer comfortable. I’ve lost 5lbs since I got pregnant and my damn jeans are cutting off my circulation at the waist. I didn’t want to go to work tonight because I look fat. Not pregnant, just fat. GAH! Anyhow, enough whining about the inevitable. Let’s talk [...]
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We told Maddie about the baby growing in my tummy and that she’s going to be a big sister. Her reaction has been a little different from what I expected. She keeps talking about “when the baby comes out with toys!” and “when the baby is done growing and it comes out with balls!” At [...]
You know, I really ought to preface this post with an apology to everyone reading who wants to be pregnant and isn’t, or to everyone who will never, ever be pregnant, or to people entirely without female reproductive organs, but I’m not going to. I’m pregnant and I’m going to write about it a lot [...]
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I got the results of my second hCG test today. I’m wicked pregnant, yo. The OB scheduled me for a sonogram on 10/19 to check for the possibilty of twins to make sure all is progressing according to plan. (I refuse to be pregnant with twins. So there.) I’m giving a lot of thought to [...]
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It’s been over four years since my mother died and every now and then something will trigger a memory and all of the sudden, the pain bursts in and floods my heart and mind. For a while, I’m right back in that terrible moment when I had to turn over the urn to be interred [...]
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I’m knocked up, yo. I’m going to the OB tomorrow for another blood draw to check progesterone and hCG levels. Then I’ll go back 48 hours later for a repeat to check and see if the hCG is rising as it’s supposed to. We’ve told the family and close friends, and now I get to [...]
