Category Archives: Baby naming
Roses Are Red…
OK, enough hints. I’ll come clean. Several of you did end up guessing the name, but by brother-in-law, Matt, gets credit for being the first to get all of the hints and put them together. We are naming our daughter … Continue reading
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Sushi on Ice (and Other Random Bits)
This afternoon, as I was in my car driving to a Cub Scout leader training meeting (more on that later), I was listening to the local news on the radio. They were talking about the death last week of a … Continue reading
Filed under A Scary Look into My Mind, Baby naming, Just for Fun, pregnancy
Sewing and Growing
Today, the promise of more heat and humidity finally got to me. I still haven’t bought any maternity shorts since I just can’t justify the idea of $40 for something I’ll wear two months (especially when I can get JEANS … Continue reading
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30 Weeks—Holy Cow! Thirty Weeks!
I’m tired. OK, I’m pretty much always tired, but we’re reaching a new level here. When I was seventeen, my then-boyfriend-now-husband dropped me on my back. We were both sitting down at the time, goofing around and wrestling, so he … Continue reading
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Week 28—A Rose By Any Other Name had Darned Well Better Be Cute
This week marks the official start of the third trimester. Yay! At least, I think so. Pregnancy is a lot like running a very long race. By the time the finish line is in sight, you are tired, sore, and … Continue reading
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Twenty-Three Weeks: It Begins
I think that I have mentioned once or twice before that my personality can sometimes tend towards the, um, obsessive side of the spectrum. Just a little. Sometimes. Or frequently. You pick. So, a couple of weeks ago I talked … Continue reading
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Week 22—What’s That About a Glow?
You just about can’t be a pregnant woman without hearing all of the goofy little old wives’ tales about gender prediction. You know: heartbeat speed, belly distribution, rings on hair dangled over the belly, what color Drano turns if you … Continue reading
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Can You Blame Me for Being Neurotic?
Today was a beautiful day. Gorgeous. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and only the slightest breeze could be felt. Apparently, however, the slightest breeze was all it took today: Ironically, it was only about five minutes before … Continue reading
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21 Weeks: Dusting Off My Dreams
Do you ever look back and wish you could relive a moment in your life? It doesn’t even have to be some big, life-changing event. Sometimes, it is just something little and stupid. And yet… Earlier this week, I was … Continue reading
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Seventeen Weeks
While I’m posting this a few days late, the picture in this update really was taken at seventeen weeks (or, at least, what I think is the seventeen week mark). Between the raging crud my kids and I have been … Continue reading
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