Jun
29
Three More Blessed Weeks
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I have three weeks left of work. WOWOWOWOW!
Every Friday is marked by another week of pregnancy (29 weeks this week), and recently it feels as though someone is playing a cruel joke on me because, how can it POSSIBLY be Friday already when it feels so much like Tuesday?
Soon, I’m told, I will have […]
Jun
29
Your Pregnancy: 29 Weeks
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How your baby’s growing: Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you’ll need plenty of […]
Jun
28
Exercise, or uh, the lack thereof
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I haven’t stepped on a treadmill or elliptical since last December. I have only been to one yoga/tai chi/pilates class since December. I have taken one aqua fit class since December. I signed up for seven prenatal yoga classes and attended six of them. At about $12/session, I will not be going to any […]
Jun
26
I’m in my Third Trimester
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I realized today that I’m in my third trimester. HOLY SHIT, people! The end is near! I don’t want it to be over yet.
I read bulletin boards when I’ve got absolutely nothing to do at work and I’ve exhausted all of my blog resources and I’m tired of pressing refresh on my email. I […]
Jun
25
My Beautiful Baby Boy
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I edited down over an hour of 3D/4D ultrasound footage from last week into just a little over three minutes. Even though I drank pop in order to get the baby active, he still remained folded like an accordion for the entire appointment. For the first half an hour, we only saw legs and arms, […]
Jun
25
Baby Shower #1
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We had our first baby shower yesterday. It went very well. Clive’s sister knows how to throw a great party. She’s our favorite person to give presents to because she’s so easily excitable, and says all the right things and is very appreciative of everything anyone does for her. I think I’ll miss […]
Jun
22
Your Pregnancy: 28 Weeks
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How your baby’s growing: By this week, your baby weighs a little over 2 pounds and measures almost 15 inches from the top of his head to her heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your […]
Jun
21
I Swallowed a Softball
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I had a midwife appointment yesterday. It went well. She listened to my heart and lungs, which no one has done in a while, and we talked about the precautions I’ll need to take on our long drive to Nova Scotia in a month (!!!!). She said my uterus was measuring at 27.5 weeks, […]
Jun
19
He has Clive’s nose, but my mom says he looks like me as a newborn
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The ultrasound was so cool. He wouldn’t stop touching his face and he was completely folded in half for the entire time, so it made it hard to get a good look at his face. At one point he had his toes on the top of his forehead. No matter how much sugar I injested […]
Jun
18
4D Ultrasound Day!
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Today’s the big day: our 4D Ultrasound. In a mere five hours, Clive will pick me up from work and we’ll drive to a nearby city for our hour-long appointment. Words cannot describe how excited I am to see our son’s face. And his toes. And fingers. And everything about him. We’ll also […]