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baby on the way

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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My new favorite room

August 10, 2009

Well, I feel like it took long enough, but the nursery is now about 95% done. N.C. is still working on some custom art for our little guy (come on, would you expect anything less from an artist daddy?), and I’m still not totally convinced about the furniture layout, but by and large it’s done. [...]

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Pregnancy–it’s not ALL bad!

August 3, 2009

I realize that I’ve written a lot of not-so-positive posts about pregnancy. Part of that is because…well, it’s my blog and I’ll complain if I want to. But I think it’s also because I’ve been so surprised by my reaction to being pregnant. I always thought I would be one of those glowing, loving every [...]

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A spring in my step

July 31, 2009

I thought I’d do a happy post today after so many that are a little more on the downer side. So how about some things I’m excited about? My mom is in town for the weekend! It’s the first time I’ve seen her since last Christmas, so I’m totally thrilled she’s here, even if it’s [...]

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There’s no way I’m ever going to be able to do this

July 29, 2009

Like every other teenager in the world, I couldn’t wait to start driving. I couldn’t wait for that very obvious sign of maturity, self-reliance, and freedom. I knew my parents couldn’t wait either–they were tired of schlepping me all over creation for my events, and I also knew they’d use me to run errands for [...]