From the monthly archives:

August 2009

What not to say to a past-due pregnant woman

August 31, 2009

Some things you might not want to hear when you’ve gone past your due date with no signs of labor coming soon: This heat wave is supposed to last another 4 days! Are you sure the baby’s ok? Because my sister went past her due date and (fill in horror story here). Don’t you wish [...]

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Almost there?

August 29, 2009

Today, it is 86 degrees inside my house and out–we don’t have air conditioning. I feel like my body temp is at least 15 degrees hotter than that. Today, like every day the last week, I can’t even spend too much time on the computer because sitting in the computer chair hurts more than anything [...]

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30 and thrilled

August 26, 2009

Today is my 30th birthday! It definitely will be a low-key affair today. No big blow out parties for me to mark a new decade—heck, I don’t even get to have a drink to celebrate! Instead, I’m getting a manicure and a pedicure, going to have a nice dinner, and have been offered baked goods [...]

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What to do while waiting for the baby

August 24, 2009

Today is the first day of my maternity leave, and I’m at a bit of a loss of what to do with myself until the babe gets here. I mean, all I really want to do is to sit in the chair with my feet up (thanks to what appears to be some form of [...]

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It’s a bloggy birthday!

August 21, 2009

Today marks the first birthday of my baby blog! Woohoo!! A year ago I wrote this post announcing that I was joining all the cool kids and starting a public blog. I think my husband might have been the only person who read that first post that first day, but it didn’t matter–I needed this [...]