May
30
A Photo Journey: 0-23 Weeks
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Sometimes I look back at my pregnancy pictures from a few months ago and think, “You’re FUCKING crazy if you thought that belly was big.” And I know that in a couple of more months, I’m going to think I’m FUCKING crazy for thinking my belly is big right now. I can still type easily [...]
May
28
The Beginnings of Mother’s Guilt
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I haven’t experienced a lot of guilt in my pregnancy, other than feeling bad about the sugar content of some of the foods I eat. In the past week or so, there’ve been some changes, and my feelings about those changes make me feel guilty: The baby moves a lot. A LOT. All the time, [...]
May
25
Your Pregnancy: 24 Weeks
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How your baby’s growing: Your baby’s growing steadily, gaining about a quarter of a pound since last week, when he was just over a pound. Since he’s almost a foot long, that makes a pretty lean figure, but his body is filling out proportionally and he’ll soon put on more baby fat. Your baby’s skin [...]
May
24
Eating Habits: Improving
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I’m wearing a dress at work for the first time in the five months I’ve worked here. I wore it with my converse at first, which meant that I looked cute, but then I had to switch them to more respectable work shoes, which are flats, with a little strap cross the top of them [...]
May
23
Other Baby Kicking Videos
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Dear Baby, I really enjoyed our ten-minute bonding session at four in the morning, where you’d kick me and I’d poke and tickle you back, and then you’d kick me again. You made the fact that I couldn’t fall back to sleep after my midnight pee so much better. I love you, Mama Speaking of [...]
May
21
Baby Kicks!
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I think the baby likes laying with his back facing outwards, feet pointing to the ground, and by “ground” I mean “bladder.” Because he prefers this position, it’s actually rare that I get to see him move. Today was one of the few afternoons where he switched around and I was able to get his [...]
May
18
Your Pregnancy: 23 Weeks
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How your baby’s growing: Your baby is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound. His skin is red and wrinkled. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare him for breathing. He can swallow, but he normally won’t pass his first stool (called meconium) until after birth. Loud noises heard [...]
May
16
Nearly 23-Week Update
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I’m still feeling phenomenal. I’m just waiting to wake up with: a) nausea b) baby feet in ribs c) pelvic pain d) extreme fatigue e) heartburn so bad I can’t eat f) the hunger of three grown men g) mood swings h) a belly that has tripled in size i) no clothing that fits j) [...]
May
15
Poking Back
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Although Clive hates it when I do it, I love poking my belly. Yesterday for about five minutes, the baby and I were communicating through pokes and kicks. He’d kick me, I’d poke him back. He’d kick me again, I’d poke back. He’d kick me so hard that I could see my belly move. Up [...]
May
14
Boobs!
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These boobs are enormous. E-N-O-R-M-O-U-S. I thought my boobs were big before! These babies are out of this world. And they’re not even life-giving mechanisms yet. I find my boobs more uncomfortable than my belly. I have gained weight in my upper arms and there just doesn’t seem to be enough room on my sides [...]