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A pleasure party and stripper STILL couldn’t stimulate labor. HMPH! Check out my 39-week baby bump!

July 11, 2011

A week ago when I got an invitation to attend a surprise bachelorette party for my friend this weekend, I was sure I’d have a baby by now. BUT, if for some god awful reason I was still preggers by the time the party rolled around, I figured the “live entertainment” – read: STRIPPER – [...]

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9 Months pregnant: A look back at this amazing journey! Plus, check out my 36-week baby bump!

June 21, 2011

On Saturday night, as my husband was putting together the new baby swing and I was organizing the baby’s dresser drawers by clothing size, my mind shot back to that fateful night in October when I read the word “Pregnant” across that little EPT stick. I was in New Orleans and, unfortunately, was nursing a [...]

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9th month of pregnancy high-jacked my 5-year wedding anniversary!

June 17, 2011

Today I’ve been married for five whole years. On June 17th, 2006 I walked down the aisle in a beautiful church with stained glass windows and arched ceilings; an emotional dad on my arm, and a husband with a quivering bottom lip (awww!) waiting for me at the altar. (Hey, when I think about how [...]

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Feeling like the baby is going to crawl out of me any minute!! Plus, check out my 35-week baby bump!

June 13, 2011

My husband thinks that my baby is about to crawl out of me any minute when he feels all her wiggly little movements that have intensified over the last several weeks. And I swear, if frequent movement from your baby means the baby is going to come early, then my baby is due any second! [...]

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Are final trimester hormones a preview of the baby blues? Plus, check out my 31-week baby bump!

May 16, 2011

Lately I’ve been so impatient it’s not even funny. I’ve been feeling a little bit stressed trying to finish up the baby nursery in time for my shower this weekend at my house, so I think the combination of trying to pack all the expenses of filling the nursery into such a short time span, [...]

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Just call me a breastfeeding expert who has never breastfed. Here’s what I know…

May 12, 2011

The pregnancy classes have officially started for me. First up, breastfeeding 101! I’ve gotta say, I’m about 30% less intimidated by the idea of breastfeeding than I was walking into the class this past Saturday. For two hours I learned all about the ins and outs of breastfeeding, such as the various ways to hold [...]

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Mocktails! Maternity Ward tour! Preggy fashion show! Oh my! Plus, check out my 30-week baby bump!

May 11, 2011

I now live in the land of baby mania. You know your life is changing when a tour of a maternity ward, getting your walls painted, and learning the art of breastfeeding is now considered an exciting weekend! On Friday I attended a fun event called “Mom & The City” put on by my birthing [...]

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Preggo rants – the fun part is over!

May 4, 2011

When I first told you I was pregnant I promised to keep it real – I wouldn’t sugar coat it but give it to you straight. And now that I’m almost two weeks into my third trimester I’m here to tell you that the fun part of pregnancy – the cloud hopping, cute as a [...]

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5 Things you NEVER say to a pregnant girl…

April 21, 2011

As I get closer to my due date (less than 3 months now!), and I get bigger…and BIGGER, I find myself becoming more sensitive to the casual comments from other people about my weight, what I’m eating, and the like. I still don’t think people mean to be offensive or anything, they’re simply just making [...]

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Ay yi yi! Baby registry woes! Plus, check out my 24-week baby bump!

March 29, 2011

My anxiety over baby registering has proven to be warranted, because this stuff ‘aint easy kids! As you saw in Friday’s blog post, my friend sent me a really nice list of her “must have” baby gear to help get me started with the registry, but as I was in the weeds of it, I [...]

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