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All good things must come to an end
It’s my last week of maternity leave…today is my last weekday alone taking care of Felix. We start daycare on Monday. All week my heart has been breaking at the thought. I haven’t been crying all day long, but I … Continue reading
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Red rocks
I don’t know what it is lately, but I’ve come across several articles about how much people dislike redheads – and all of them include a reference to how horrified they’d be if they had a redhead child. As someone … Continue reading
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My birth story
Today is my son’s due date. However, he was actually born 5 weeks ago! It’s hard to believe he’s been home with us about a month now already. The little details are already starting to fade, so I wanted to … Continue reading
Video time
I haven’t been looking forward to watching any videos in childbirth class…I figured they’d be super close-up, more-than-you-want to-see anatomy-fests. I lucked out last week when the computer system was taken down for maintenance and we had to take the … Continue reading
Hello, 3rd trimester
Up until this point, I’ve had some mild discomforts…not enough to really complain about compared to what some women go through. However, now it feels as though whatever was in my belly was replaced with lead – the baby feels … Continue reading
Sugar = bad
Time to be thankful for the small things. I’m back at the blood lab to have my second glucose test. I’ve had to fast since midnight last night and I’m stuck here for 4 hours of nothing but glucose drink … Continue reading
Happy BIRTH day to me
So, appropriately enough, I spent my birthday yesterday at our first “prepared childbirth” class. It wasn’t at all what I expected. When I think childbirth, I think of the old ’70s Bill Cosby sketch with him hooting and puffing along … Continue reading
Greg’s beard doppelganger
I uncovered some forgotten photos when I cleared the mini memory card off of my old flip phone. This guy had the same beard color and texture as Greg….except their facial hair was in opposite places! You could have cut … Continue reading
It’s a boy!
Well, the evidence is in and it is definitely a boy! (Already have a way to embarrass the poor kid too. hehe) Going in I was going to be okay with either outcome. I was hoping for a boy because … Continue reading
On the move
Finally felt the baby move for the first time today. I was laying in bed before work with my hand on my belly – coincidentally wondering when it would happen and how exactly I would know – when I felt … Continue reading